Madagascar Night Snakes
Ithycyphus
Ithycyphus is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is found only on the island of Madagascar. Species in the genus Ithycyphus are potentially harmful to humans (see Ithycyphus miniatus).
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Tiny Night Snake
speciesIthycyphus miniatus
Southwestern Night Snake
speciesIthycyphus oursi
Perinet Night Snake
speciesIthycyphus perineti
Forest Night Snake
speciesIthycyphus goudoti
Marojejy Night Snake
speciesIthycyphus blanci
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 29866.