Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
Body elongate, anus in anterior half. Snout sub-conical, lower jaw included, anterior nostril tubular, posterior along lower edge of lip or opening into mouth. Teeth molariform or granular, multiserial on jaws and vomer, largest on premaxillae. Dorsal, anal and pectoral fins well developed, dorsal fin origin above or anterior to gill openings; caudal fin absent, caudal extremity hardened.
See family for biology, etc.
Species 10; in Clofnam area 1.
Recent revisions: Blache and Saldanha (1972—on regional basis only), McCosker (1977).
Species of this genus in the program:
Pisodonophis semicinctus