Pseudoxyrhophiidae

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 A. Smith, 1847
 * Ditypophis Günther, 1881
 * Duberria Fitzinger, 1826
 * Pseudoxyrhophiinae Dowling, 1975
 * Alluaudina Mocquard, 1894
 * Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
 * Compsophis Mocquard, 1894
 * Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893
 * Elapotinus Jan, 1862
 * Heteroliodon Boettger, 1913
 * Ithycyphus Günther, 1873
 * Langaha Bonnaterre, 1790
 * Leioheterodon Boulenger, 1893
 * Liophidium Boulenger, 1896
 * Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904
 * Lycodryas Günther, 1879
 * Madagascarophis Mertens, 1952
 * Micropisthodon Mocquard, 1894
 * Pararhadinaea Boettger, 1898
 * Parastenophis Domergue, 1995
 * Phisalixella Domergue, 1995
 * Pseudoxyrhopus Günther, 1881
 * Thamnosophis Jan, 1863