Ithycyphus miniatus is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.

[1] The preferred natural habitats of I. miniatus are forest and shrubland at lower altitudes.

[1] I. miniatus is calm and reluctant to bite, but has a venom capable of causing severe pain and, possibly, extensive bleeding in humans.

[2][3] The common name of I. miniatus in Malagasy is fandrefiala, and it is greatly feared by many rural people of Madagascar, who believe it is able to hypnotize humans with its gaze.

[4] I. miniatus was originally described and named by Hermann Schlegel in 1837.