Mocquard's worm snake (Madatyphlops decorsei) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to Africa.[3]
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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. decorsei
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| Binomial name | |
| Madatyphlops decorsei (Mocquard, 1901)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, decorsei, is in honor of French army doctor Gaston-Jules Decorse (1873-1907).[4]
Geographic range
editM. decorsei is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of M. decorsei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[1]
Behavior
editM. decorsei is mainly fossorial, but sometimes is active above ground.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Vences, M.; Rakotondravony, H.; Raselimanana, A. (2011). "Madatyphlops decorsei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172900A6938343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172900A6938343.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Madatyphlops decorsei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "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 decorsei, p. 67).
Further reading
edit- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to 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 decorsei, new combination).
- Mocquard F (1901). "Note préliminaire sur une collection de Reptiles et de Batraciens recueillis par M. Alluad dans le sud de Madagascar ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 7: 251–256. (Typhlops decorsei, new species, p. 255). (in French).