Ithycyphus

Ithycyphus is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is found only on the island of Madagascar. Species in the genus Ithycyphus are potentially harmful to humans (see Ithycyphus miniatus).

Ithycyphus
Ithycyphus miniatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Ithycyphus
Günther, 1873
Species

Five recognized species, see article.

Species

Five species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Ithycyphus blanci Domergue, 1988
  • Ithycyphus goudoti (Schlegel, 1837) - forest night snake
  • Ithycyphus miniatus (Schlegel, 1837) - tiny night snake
  • Ithycyphus oursi Domergue, 1986
  • Ithycyphus perineti Domergue, 1986
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References
  1. Ithycyphus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 February 2014.

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Ithycyphus, p. 34).
  • Günther A (1873). "Description of a new Snake from Madagascar". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fourth Series 11: 374–375. (Ithycyphus, new genus).
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