The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a family of elapoid snakes, found mostly in Madagascar. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.
It contains about 22 genera in two subfamilies: Amplorhininae Meirte, 1992 Amplorhinus Ditypophis Duberria Pseudoxyrhophiinae Dowling, 1975 Alluaudina Brygophis Compsophis Dromicodryas Elapotinus Heteroliodon Ithycyphus Langaha Leioheterodon Liophidium Liopholidophis Lycodryas Madagascarophis Micropisthodon Pararhadinaea Parastenophis Phisalixella Pseudoxyrhopus Thamnosophis
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