diff --git a/src/coins.js b/src/coins.js
index e8298d8f..31edbf6d 100644
--- a/src/coins.js
+++ b/src/coins.js
@@ -3,8 +3,103 @@ const typeforce = require('typeforce')
 
 const networks = require('./networks')
 
+/**
+ * @param network
+ * @returns {string} the name of the network. Returns undefined if network is not a value
+ *                   of `networks`
+ */
+function getNetworkName (network) {
+  return Object.keys(networks).find(n => networks[n] === network)
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param network
+ * @returns {Object} the mainnet corresponding to a testnet
+ */
+function getMainnet (network) {
+  switch (network) {
+    case networks.bitcoin:
+    case networks.testnet:
+      return networks.bitcoin
+
+    case networks.bitcoincash:
+    case networks.bitcoincashTestnet:
+      return networks.bitcoincash
+
+    case networks.bitcoingold:
+    // FIXME(https://github.com/BitGo/bitgo-utxo-lib/issues/50): define bitcoingoldTest
+      return networks.bitcoingold
+
+    case networks.bitcoinsv:
+    case networks.bitcoinsvTestnet:
+      return networks.bitcoinsv
+
+    case networks.dash:
+    case networks.dashTest:
+      return networks.dash
+
+    case networks.litecoin:
+    case networks.litecoinTest:
+      return networks.litecoin
+
+    case networks.zcash:
+    case networks.zcashTest:
+      return networks.zcash
+  }
+  throw new TypeError(`invalid network`)
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param network
+ * @returns {boolean} true iff network is a mainnet
+ */
+function isMainnet (network) {
+  return getMainnet(network) === network
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param network
+ * @returns {boolean} true iff network is a testnet
+ */
+function isTestnet (network) {
+  return getMainnet(network) !== network
+}
+
+const networksArray = Object.keys(networks).map(name => networks[name])
+const mainnets = networksArray.filter(isMainnet)
+const testnets = networksArray.filter(isTestnet)
+const mainnetTestnetPairs = new Map(
+  mainnets.map(m => [m, testnets.filter(t => getMainnet(t) === m)])
+)
+
+/**
+ * @param network
+ * @returns {Object|undefined} - The testnet corresponding to a mainnet.
+ *                               Returns undefined if a network has no testnet.
+ */
+function getTestnet (network) {
+  if (isTestnet(network)) {
+    return network
+  }
+  const testnets = mainnetTestnetPairs.get(network)
+  if (testnets === undefined) {
+    throw new Error(`invalid argument`)
+  }
+  if (testnets.length === 0) {
+    return
+  }
+  if (testnets.length === 1) {
+    return testnets[0]
+  }
+  throw new Error(`more than one testnet for ${getNetworkName(network)}`)
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param network
+ * @returns {boolean} true iff network bitcoin or testnet
+ */
 function isBitcoin (network) {
-  return typeforce.value(networks.bitcoin.coin)(network.coin)
+  return getMainnet(network) === networks.bitcoin
 }
 
 /**
@@ -12,7 +107,7 @@ function isBitcoin (network) {
  * @returns {boolean} true iff network is bitcoincash or bitcoincashTestnet
  */
 function isBitcoinCash (network) {
-  return typeforce.value(networks.bitcoincash.coin)(network.coin)
+  return getMainnet(network) === networks.bitcoincash
 }
 
 /**
@@ -20,7 +115,7 @@ function isBitcoinCash (network) {
  * @returns {boolean} true iff network is bitcoingold
  */
 function isBitcoinGold (network) {
-  return typeforce.value(networks.bitcoingold.coin)(network.coin)
+  return getMainnet(network) === networks.bitcoingold
 }
 
 /**
@@ -28,7 +123,7 @@ function isBitcoinGold (network) {
  * @returns {boolean} true iff network is bitcoinsv or bitcoinsvTestnet
  */
 function isBitcoinSV (network) {
-  return typeforce.value(networks.bitcoinsv.coin)(network.coin)
+  return getMainnet(network) === networks.bitcoinsv
 }
 
 /**
@@ -36,7 +131,7 @@ function isBitcoinSV (network) {
  * @returns {boolean} true iff network is dash or dashTest
  */
 function isDash (network) {
-  return typeforce.value(networks.dash.coin)(network.coin)
+  return getMainnet(network) === networks.dash
 }
 
 /**
@@ -44,7 +139,7 @@ function isDash (network) {
  * @returns {boolean} true iff network is litecoin or litecoinTest
  */
 function isLitecoin (network) {
-  return typeforce.value(networks.litecoin.coin)(network.coin)
+  return getMainnet(network) === networks.litecoin
 }
 
 /**
@@ -52,7 +147,7 @@ function isLitecoin (network) {
  * @returns {boolean} true iff network is zcash or zcashTest
  */
 function isZcash (network) {
-  return typeforce.value(networks.zcash.coin)(network.coin)
+  return getMainnet(network) === networks.zcash
 }
 
 /**
@@ -78,6 +173,8 @@ module.exports = {
   LTC: networks.litecoin.coin,
   ZEC: networks.zcash.coin,
 
+  getNetworkName,
+
   getMainnet,
   isMainnet,
   getTestnet,
@@ -96,4 +193,5 @@ module.exports = {
    * @deprecated: use isValidNetwork
    */
   isValidCoin: isValidNetwork
+
 }
diff --git a/src/networks.js b/src/networks.js
index 3ecf97b4..c9717149 100644
--- a/src/networks.js
+++ b/src/networks.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ module.exports = {
     messagePrefix: '\x19Litecoin Signed Message:\n',
     bech32: 'ltc',
     bip32: {
+      // FIXME(BG-16466): these are incorrect
       public: 0x019da462,
       private: 0x019d9cfe
     },
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ module.exports = {
     messagePrefix: '\x19Litecoin Signed Message:\n',
     bech32: 'tltc',
     bip32: {
+      // FIXME(BG-16466): these are incorrect
       public: 0x0488b21e,
       private: 0x0488ade4
     },
diff --git a/test/networks.js b/test/networks.js
index 21d38897..f3f4d8c2 100644
--- a/test/networks.js
+++ b/test/networks.js
@@ -71,6 +71,26 @@ describe('networks', function () {
         assert(coins.isValidNetwork(network))
       })
 
+      it('getNetworkName() returns network name', function () {
+        assert.strictEqual(name, coins.getNetworkName(network))
+      })
+
+      it('has corresponding testnet/mainnet', function () {
+        if (coins.isMainnet(network)) {
+          assert.strictEqual(coins.isTestnet(network), false)
+          assert.strictEqual(coins.getMainnet(network), network)
+          assert.strictEqual(
+            typeof coins.getTestnet(network),
+            (network === networks.bitcoingold) ? 'undefined' : 'object'
+          )
+        } else {
+          assert.strictEqual(coins.isMainnet(network), false)
+          assert.strictEqual(coins.getTestnet(network), network)
+          assert.notStrictEqual(coins.getMainnet(network), network)
+          assert.strictEqual(typeof coins.getMainnet(network), 'object')
+        }
+      })
+
       it('has expected properties', function () {
         assert.strictEqual(typeof network, 'object')
         assert.strictEqual(typeof network.messagePrefix, 'string')
@@ -80,6 +100,25 @@ describe('networks', function () {
         assert.strictEqual(typeof network.scriptHash, 'number')
         assert.strictEqual(typeof network.wif, 'number')
         assert.strictEqual(typeof network.coin, 'string')
+
+        // FIXME(BG-16466): litecoin should not be a special case here -- all forks have the same bip32 values
+        const isLitecoin = coins.getMainnet(network) === networks.litecoin
+
+        if (coins.isMainnet(network)) {
+          assert.strictEqual(
+            (network.bip32.public === networks.bitcoin.bip32.public), !isLitecoin
+          )
+          assert.strictEqual(
+            (network.bip32.private === networks.bitcoin.bip32.private), !isLitecoin
+          )
+        } else {
+          assert.strictEqual(
+            (network.bip32.public === networks.testnet.bip32.public), !isLitecoin
+          )
+          assert.strictEqual(
+            (network.bip32.private === networks.testnet.bip32.private), !isLitecoin
+          )
+        }
       })
 
       for (const otherName in networks) {