Madagascar Smooth Snakes
Liophidium
Liophidium is a genus of lamprophiid snakes, nine of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar and one to the island of Mayotte. They are harmless to humans.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
White-lipped Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium torquatum
Mayotte Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium mayottensis
Gold-collared Snake
speciesLiophidium rhodogaster
Madagascar Black-backed Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium vaillanti
Toliara Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium chabaudi
Red-striped Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium pattoni
Befandriana Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium apperti
Anatelo Forest Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium therezieni
Three-lined Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium trilineatum
Madagascar Black-bellied Smooth Snake
speciesLiophidium maintikibo
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29659.