• Source: Langaha

Langaha is a small genus of elapoid snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus contains three species, all of which are endemic to Madagascar.They are non-venomous.




Species


These species are non-venomous.
There are three described species in the genus Langaha:

Langaha alluaudi Mocquard, 1901 – southern leafnose snake
Langaha madagascariensis Bonnaterre, 1790 – Madagascar leafnose snake
Langaha pseudoalluaudi Domergue, 1988




Etymology


The specific name, alluaudi, is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluaud.




Taxonomy


The taxonomy of Langaha alluaudi and L. pseudoalluaudi is in need of revision.




References






Further reading


Bonnaterre [PJ] (1790). Tableau encyclopédique et methodique des trois Règnes de la Nature, Ophiologie. Paris: Panckoucke. xliv + 33–76. (Langaha, new genus, p. 71). (in French and Latin).
Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449013.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Langaha madagascariensis
• Langaha
• Pseudoxyrhophiidae
• List of snakes by scientific name
• List of reptiles of Madagascar
• Ahaetulla anomala
• Chabhal Kalan
• Anjajavy Forest
• List of reptile genera
• Charles A. Alluaud