Brygophis

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]

Brygophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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. [in French]; Andreone, F. [in Italian]; 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 Zoology 11 (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 Animales 10 (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.



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