Madatyphlops domerguei

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Madatyphlops domerguei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Madatyphlops
Species:
M. domerguei
Binomial name
Madatyphlops domerguei
(Roux-Estève, 1980)
Synonyms [2]
  • Typhlops domerguei
    Roux-Estève, 1980
  • Madatyphlops domerguei
    Hedges et al., 2014
  • Lemuriatyphlops domerguei
    Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Madatyphlops domerguei is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [3] [4] The species is endemic to Madagascar.

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Etymology

The specific name, domerguei, is in honor of French herpetologist Charles Domergue. [5]

Geographic range

M. domerguei is found in southeastern Madagascar. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. domerguei is forest, at low and medium elevations. [2]

Reproduction

M. domerguei is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M. (2010). "Madatyphlops domerguei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T178399A7538828. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178399A7538828.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Madatyphlops domerguei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN   1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN   1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  5. 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. (Typhlops domerguei, p. 74).

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