Liopholidophis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Lamprophiinae
Genus: Liopholidophis
Species: L. dolichocercus – L. epistibes – L. grandidieri – L. infrasignatus – L. lateralis – L. martae – L. rhadinaea – L. sexlineatus – L. stumpffi – L. varius
Name

Liopholidophis

Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless lamprophiid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.[1]

Species

Eight species are currently recognized.[1]

Liopholidophis baderi Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences, 2013
Liopholidophis dimorphus Glaw, Nagy, Franzen & Vences, 2007
Liopholidophis dolicocercus (Peracca, 1892)
Liopholidophis grandidieri Mocquard, 1904 – Grandidier's water snake
Liopholidophis oligolepis Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences, 2013
Liopholidophis rhadinaea J. Cadle, 1996
Liopholidophis sexlineatus (Günther, 1882) – six-lined water snake
Liopholidophis varius (Fischer, 1884)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liopholidophis.
References

Liopholidophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 February 2014.

Further reading
Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar 3rd edition. Köln: M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.