Biology:Madatyphlops domerguei
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Madatyphlops |
| Species: | M. domerguei
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| Binomial name | |
| Madatyphlops domerguei (Roux-Estève, 1980)
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Madatyphlops domerguei is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3] The species is endemic to Madagascar .
Etymology
The specific name, domerguei, is in honor of French herpetologist Charles Domergue.[4]
Geographic range
M. domerguei is found in southeastern Madagascar.[5]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. domerguei is forest, at low and medium elevations.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634595. 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).
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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).
Wikidata ☰ Q7861055 entry
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