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RE: Question about American Hognose and Madagascar Hognose Taxonomy...

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Posted by: BGF at Fri Oct 3 01:46:21 2003   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BGF ]  
   

Actually, comparing them to green tree pythons and emerald tree boas isn't a bad one. Madagascar hognosed (Leioheterodon madagascarensis) and Eastern American hogs (Heterodon platyrhinos) are in two different snake families, Pseudoxyrhophiinae and Xenodontinae respectively. In fact, all the Madagascar 'colubrids' are actually 'proto-elapids' in that they actually sit at the base of the Elapidae tree.

Cheers
BGF
Hognose and other 'colubrid' venoms.

   

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