NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Liophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Tampolo, Masoala NP, MADAGASCAR Scanned Slide from 2004
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Open encyclopedia reference
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 (one was pictured in a 1996 guidebook) before a specimen could be caught for detailed study.
Wikipedia contributors, Liophidium pattoni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:36:44.347918+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Liophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
- Name authority
- Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Genus
- Liophidium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyPseudoxyrhophiidae
- genusLiophidium
- speciesLiophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Liophidium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Liophidium apperti Domergue, 1984 | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liophidium chabaudi Domergue, 1984 | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peters' Bright SnakeLiophidium mayottensis (Peters, 1874) | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liophidium therezieni Domergue, 1984 | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liophidium maintikibo Franzen, Jones, Raselimanana, Nagy, d'Cruze, Glaw & Vences, 2009 | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gold-collarcd SnakeLiophidium rhodogaster (Schlegel, 1837) | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liophidium torquatum (Boulenger, 1888) | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Madagascar Three-lined SnakeLiophidium trilineatum Boulenger, 1896 | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liophidium vaillanti (Mocquard, 1901) | PseudoxyrhophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Liophidium&species=pattoni Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3V73W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.