Red-striped Smooth Snake
Liophidium pattoni
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Reptiles
Liophidium pattoni is a species of snake in the subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Little is known about the snake as it was recently described in 2010, although its existence had been known for some decades before a specimen could be caught for detailed study.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Genus
- Liophidium