Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis MOCQUARD, 1894
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| Higher Taxa | Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Ambre Brook Snake |
| Synonym | Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis MOCQUARD 1894: 4
Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 332
Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis — D’CRUZE et al. 2008
Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 610 |
| Distribution | Madagascar
Type locality: Montagne d’Ambre, Mararaomby, Madagascar.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1893.0213 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A Pseudoxyrhopus with 21 rows of dorsal scales on midbody, seven supralabials, and a pale nuchal collar (from RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1994). |
| Comment | Apparently not listed in the Zoological Record of 1894. The reference given here as original description is from the ZR of 1895 which does not indicate whether this is a new species. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
| References |
- Cadle, J. E. 1999. The dentation, systematics, and phylogeny of Pseudoxyrhopus and related genera from Madagascar (Serpentes: Colubridae), with description of a new species and a new genus. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 155 (8): 381-443. - get paper here
- D’Cruze, N.; Köhler, J.; Franzen, M & Glaw, F. 2008. A conservation assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of the Forêt d’Ambre Special Reserve, north Madagascar. MADAGASCAR CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT 3 (1): 44-54 - get paper here
- Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3)
- Knoll, Angelika; Frank Glaw and Jörn Köhler 2009. The Malagasy snake Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis preys upon chameleon eggs by shell slitting. Herpetology Notes 2: 161-162 - get paper here
- Mocquard, F. 1894. Diagnoses de quelques reptiles nouveaux de Madagascar. C.R. Soc. philom. Paris 9: 3-5.
- Mocquard, F. 1895. Sur une collection de Reptiles recueillis à Madagascar (part.) MM. Alluaud et Belly. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris (8) 7: 112-136 - get paper here
- Randriamialisoa, Andriantsimanarilafy RR, Rakotondrina AJV, Rakotoarisoa JA, Nasaina RT, Rabearivony J, Raselimanana AP. 2023. Overview of Reptile Diversity from Bobaomby Complex, Northern Tip of Madagascar. . Animals 13 (21): 3396 - get paper here
- Raxworthy C J. Nussbaum R A. 1994. A review of the madagascan snake genera Pseudoxyrhopus, Pararhadinaea and Heteroliodon (Squamata: Colubridae). MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (182): I-IV + 1-37 - get paper here
- Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
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