Madagascarophis ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus: Madagascarophis
Species: Madagascarophis ocellatus

Name

Madagascarophis ocellatus Domergue, 1987: 484

Holotype: MNHN -RA-1977.1056, ♂, collected by C.A. Domergue on 20 June 1961.

Type locality: “hameau de Zampongotra, plateau Karimbola (pays Antandroy), vers la bifurcation de la piste Beloha-Marolinta-Ampotaka, altitude 156m, la région malgache”.

References

Primary references

Domergue, C.A. 1987. Notes sur les serpents de la region malgache. 7. Revision du genre Madagascarophis Mertens 1952. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série - Section A - Zoologie 9(2): 455–489.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Madagascarophis ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 January 2019.
Vences, M., Raselimanana, A., Ramanamanjato, J.-B. & Randriamahazo, H. 2011. IUCN: Madagascarophis ocellatus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172963A6949364. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172963A6949364.en

Vernacular names

English: Ocellated Cat Snake

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