title: Ithycyphus
text: # Ithycyphus
  
  Ithycyphus is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is found only on the island of Madagascar. Species in the genus Ithycyphus are potentially harmful to humans (see Ithycyphus miniatus).
  
  ## Species
  
  Five species are recognized as being valid.
  
  * Ithycyphus blanci Domergue, 1988
  * Ithycyphus goudoti (Schlegel, 1837) – forest night snake
  * Ithycyphus miniatus (Schlegel, 1837) – tiny night snake
  * Ithycyphus oursi Domergue, 1986
  * Ithycyphus perineti Domergue, 1986
  