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Thamnosophis lateralis (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)

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Higher TaxaPseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Lateral Water Snake 
SynonymLeptophis lateralis DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 544
Dromicus madagascariensis GÜNTHER 1872
Dromicus baroni BOULENGER 1888
Tropidonotus lateralis — BOULENGER 1893: 248
Natrix lateralis — BARBOUR 1918: 487
Liopholidophis lateralis — GUIBÉ 1954: 241
Liopholidophis lateralis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 337
Liopholidophis lateralis — CADLE 1996: 420
Liopholidophis lateralis — GLAW et al. 2001
Bibilava lateralis — GLAW et al. 2007
Thamnosophis lateralis — CADLE & INEICH 2008
Thamnosophis lateralis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 727
Bibilava lateralis — BORER 2019 
DistributionMadagascar

Type locality: "Madagascar"  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: MNHN-RA 1999.8232 (formerly MNHN-RA 7312A); paralectotypes: MNHN-RA 7312 and MNHN-RA 1999.8233 (formerly MNHN-RA 7312B) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (6176 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Leptophis lateralis DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854 is the type species of the genus Bibilava (GLAW et al. 2007) and the genus Thamnosophis JAN 1863 (WALL 1923). 
EtymologyBibilava is the Malagasy word for snake (biby = animal, lava = long) and is often used for the terrestrial snakes included in this genus which are common in open habitats and therefore regularly encountered by locals in Madagascar. The gender is defined as masculine. 
References
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