Pseudoxyrhopus kely RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 1994

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Higher Taxa	Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Pseudoxyrhopus kely RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1994 Pseudoxyrhopus kely — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 331 Pseudoxyrhopus kely — WALLACH et al. 2014: 611
Distribution	Madagascar Type locality: Mandena, Tollanaro (Fort DAuphin), Fivondronana, Toliara (Tuléar) Province, Madagascar, 20 m elevation (24°58’ S, 47° 2’ E).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 192021
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A Pseudoxyrhopus with 19 rows of dorsal scales at midbody; 8 supralabials; bluntly rounded snout; pink venter, pale collar, and thin dark longitudinal lines on body.
Comment
Etymology	Named after the Malagasy word “kely” (pronounced “kaylee” = small), referring to its small size (sexual maturity it reached at 180 mm SVL).
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 Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) 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.
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/411978337693437 Google images

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