Leioheterodon modestus, also known as the blonde hognose snake, is a species of harmless, rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar.

[1][2] Regarding conservation and population, it is considered a species of least concern.

[1] The mineralized skeleton of this snake contains apatite.

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