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 – southern leafnose snake
• Langaha madagascariensis – Madagascar leafnose snake
• Langaha pseudoalluaudi

Etymology

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

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of L. alluaudi and L. pseudoalluaudi is in need of revision, as some records of pseudoalluaudi are now thought to represent alluaudi.

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. .