Madatyphlops domerguei

Madatyphlops domerguei
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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
	Typhlops domerguei; Roux-Estève, 1980; Madatyphlops domerguei; — Hedges et al., 2014; Lemuriatyphlops domerguei; — Pyron & Wallach, 2014; Madatyphlops domerguei; — Nagy et al., 2015;

Last updated October 04, 2025

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

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]

References

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.
1 2 3 Species Madatyphlops domerguei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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).
↑ "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved August 12, 2010.
↑ 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).

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.
Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1–61. (Madatyphlops domerguei, new combination).
Pyron RA, Wallach V (2014). "Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zootaxa3829 (1): 001–081. (Lemuriatyphlops domerguei, new combination).
Roux-Estève R (1980). "Une nouvelle espèce de Typhlopidae (Serpentes) du Centre-Est de Madagascar : Typhlops domerguei". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Series 2, 1: 321–323. (Typhlops domerguei, new species). (in French).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Madatyphlops domerguei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[McD99-3] 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).

[ITIS-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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