Lamprophiidae

Lamprophis lineatus

The Lamprophiidae are one occurring in Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent family of small, snake -like snakes.

Outer systematics and characteristics

Lamprophiidae

Poison snakes ( Elapidae )

Snakes ( Colubridae )

Water phantom snakes ( Homalopsidae )

The Lamprophiidae it These are all small to medium sized, snakes or viper -like snakes. The family includes the subfamilies and genera from the formerly paraphyletic family of snakes ( Colubridae ) closer to the poison snakes ( Elapidae ) are used as the snakes.

The close relationship and separation of these subfamilies and genera of the snakes is based on molecular biology and is supported by only a few morphological features.

Zaher and colleagues call for Lamprophiidae a special form of the sulcus spermaticus, a groove on the inside of hemipenis in which the sperm are introduced into the female cloaca during copulation. The sulcus of the spermatic Lamprophiidae divided on the central portion of hemipenes.

Inside systematics

The following describes the classification of Reptile Database will play, inspired to Pyron and colleagues.

Subfamily Aparallactinae

In the subfamily Aparallactinae there are 50 species in ten genera:

  • Amblyodipsas Peters, 1857
  • Aparallactus Smith, 1849
  • Brachyophis Mocquard, 1888
  • Chilorhinophis Werner, 1907
  • Elapotinus Jan, 1862
  • Hypoptophis Boulenger, 1908
  • Macrelaps Boulenger, 1896
  • Polemon Jan, 1858
  • Xenocalamus Günther, 1868

Subfamily Atractaspidinae

In the subfamily Atractaspidinae there are 24 species in two genera:

  • Atractaspis Smith, 1849
  • Homoroselaps Jan, 1858

The two subfamilies Aparallactinae and Atractaspidinae are not provided by Zaher and colleagues in the Lamprophiidae family, but to the family of Erdvipern ( Atractaspididae ) summarized.

Subfamily Lamprophiinae

A diagnostic feature of the subfamily Lamprophiinae are the thorn-like dermal bones of the hemipenes, which are in transverse rows and are associated with basal rüschenartigem tissue. The feature is developed in some taxa, such as the genus Bothrolycus little.

In the subfamily Lamprophiinae there are nearly 70 species in eleven genera:

  • Boaedon Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  • Bothrolycus Günther, 1874
  • Bothrophthalmus Peters, 1863
  • Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919
  • Dendrolycus Laurent, 1956
  • Gonionotophis Boulenger, 1893
  • Hormonotus Hallowell, 1857
  • Inyoka Kelly, Branch, Broadley, Barker & Villet, 2011
  • Lamprophis Fitzinger, 1843
  • Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
  • Lycophidion Fitzinger, 1843
  • Pseudoboodon Peracca, 1897

Subfamily Psammophiinae

In the subfamily Psammophiinae there are 50 species in eight genera:

  • Dipsina Jan, 1862
  • Malpolon Fitzinger, 1826
  • Mahafalynatter ( Mimophis ) Günther, 1868
  • Psammophis Fitzinger, 1826
  • Psammophylax Fitzinger, 1843
  • Rhagerhis Peters, 1862
  • Rhamphiophis Peters, 1854

Subfamily Prosymninae

In the subfamily Prosymninae there are 16 species in a single genus:

  • Prosymna Gray, 1849

Subfamily Pseudaspidinae

In the subfamily Pseudaspidinae there are two types in two monotypic genera:

  • Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843
  • Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868

Subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae

A diagnostic feature of the subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae are the reduced spike-like dermal bones of the hemipenes. Up to Mimophis includes all advanced snakes ( Caenophidia ) Madagascar to this subfamily. In addition Pseudoxyrhophiinae live in the Comoros, Ditypophis is endemic to Socotra. Amplorhinus and Duberria are endemic to the African continent.

In the subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae there are 85 species in 23 genera:

  • Alluaudina Mocquard, 1894
  • Amplorhinus Smith, 1847
  • Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
  • Compsophis Mocquard, 1894
  • Ditypophis Günther, 1881
  • Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893
  • Duberria Fitzinger, 1826
  • Exallodontophis Cadle, 1999
  • Ithycyphus Günther, 1873
  • Leaf-nosed snakes ( Langaha ) Bonnaterre, 1790
  • Leioheterodon Boulenger, 1893
  • Liophidium Boulenger, 1896
  • Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904
  • Lycodryas Günther, 1879
  • Madagascarophis Mertens, 1952
  • Micropisthodon Mocquard, 1894
  • Parastenophis Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
  • Phisalixella Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
  • Pseudoxyrhopus Günther, 1881
  • Thamnosophis Jan, 1863
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