Madatyphlops domerguei

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

Madatyphlops domerguei
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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". Zootaxa 3829 (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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