Madatyphlops domerguei

Madatyphlops domerguei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 — Nagy et al., 2015

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. 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. 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).

Further reading

• 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).