Madatyphlops domerguei is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to Madagascar.
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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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Etymology
editThe specific name, domerguei, is in honor of French herpetologist Charles Domergue.[5]
Geographic range
editM. domerguei is found in southeastern Madagascar.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of M. domerguei is forest, at low and medium elevations.[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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. 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).
Further reading
edit- 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).