Stenophis
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Stenophis is a genus of Madagascan
arboreal snakes, part of the Lamprophiinae. They typically have large heads relative to their body size, and they are elongated and often thin. The genus includes both viviparous and oviparous species. They usually have prolate pupils.
A phylogenetic analysis in 2008 found that the genus is polyphyletic, and a 2010 study proposed three monophyletic genera of the snakes currently in Stenophis and Lycodryas: Lycodryas (with Stenophis as a junior synonym), Phisalixella and Parastenophis.
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arboreal snakes, part of the Lamprophiinae. They typically have large heads relative to their body size, and they are elongated and often thin. The genus includes both viviparous and oviparous species. They usually have prolate pupils.
Taxonomy
Stenophis was previously considered to be part of the genus Lycodryas until the mid 1990s.A phylogenetic analysis in 2008 found that the genus is polyphyletic, and a 2010 study proposed three monophyletic genera of the snakes currently in Stenophis and Lycodryas: Lycodryas (with Stenophis as a junior synonym), Phisalixella and Parastenophis.
Species
Known species of Stenophis include:- Stenophis gaimardi
- Stenophis carleti
- Stenophis pseudogranuliceps
- Stenophis granuliceps
- Stenophis guentheri
- Stenophis arctifasciatus
- Stenophis variabilis
- Stenophis iarakaensis
- Stenophis inornatus
- Stenophis inopinae
- Stenophis citrinus
- Stenophis betsileanus
- Stenophis jaosoloa
- Stenophis variabilis
- Stenophis tulearensis
- Stenophis iarakaensis
- Stenophis betsileanus