Brygophis

Brygophis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus:	Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
Species:	B. coulangesi
Binomial name
Brygophis coulangesi (Domergue, 1988)
Synonyms [2]
Perinetia coulangesi Domergue, 1988 Brygophis coulangesi — Domergue & Bour, 1989 (nomen substitutum)

Brygophis is a genus of snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae (subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae). ^[2] The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Brygophis coulangesi, which is endemic to Madagascar. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The generic name, Brygophis, is in honor of French herpetologist Édouard-Raoul Brygoo. ^[3]

The specific name, coulangesi, is in honor of French epidemiologist Pierre Coulanges. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. coulangesi is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,200 m (3,000–3,900 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

B. coulangesi is arboreal. ^{[1] [2]}

Diet

B. coulangesi preys upon frogs and small mammals. ^[1]

Reproduction

B. coulangesi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Raxworthy, C.J.; Andreone, F.; Glaw, F.; Rafanomezantsoa, J.; Vences, M. (2012). "Brygophis coulangesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T172929A1374813. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T172929A1374813.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Brygophis coulangesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Brygophis, p. 41; species B. coulangesi, p. 60).

Further reading

• Andreone F, Raxworthy CJ (1998). "The colubrid snake Brygophis coulangesi (Domergue, 1988) rediscovered in north-eastern Madagascar". Tropical Zoology11 (2): 249–257.
• Domergue C (1988). "Notes sur les serpents de la région malgache. 8. Colubridae nouveaux ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales10 (1): 135–146. (Perinetia coulangesi, new species, p. 135). (in French).
• Domergue C, Bour R (1989). "Brygophis nom nouveaux pour Perinetia Domergue, 1988, préemployé (Reptilia, Colubridae)". Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, Sect. A Zool. Biol. Ecol. Anim.10 (4): 805–806. (Brygophis, new generic name; B. coulangesi, new combination). (in French).
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN   978-3929449-03-7.