Madatyphlops domerguei
Madatyphlops domerguei is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4]
| Madatyphlops domerguei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
Etymology
The specific name, domerguei, is in honor of French herpetologist Charles Domergue.[5]
Geographic range
It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
References
- Raxworthy, C.J. & Vences, M. 2010. Typhlops domerguei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178399A7538828. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178399A7538828.en. Downloaded on 16 August 2018.
- "Madatyphlops domerguei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (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
- Roux-Estève, Rolande (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. (in French).
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