Heteroliodon lava NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY, 2000

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Higher Taxa	Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Heteroliodon lava NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY 2000 Heteroliodon lava — WALLACH et al. 2014: 330
Distribution	Madagascar Type locality: Lac Vert, Ankarana Special Reserve, 12°52’ S, 49° 06’ E, 100 m elevation, Ambilobe Fivondronana, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 221787
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A relatively large (maximum known SVL = 365 mm) Heteroliodon with a uniformly-colored dorsum lacking a light-colored vertebral stripe; 214-224 ventral scales. Differs from H. occipitalis by its larger size, lack of a light-colored vertebral stripe, and higher number of ventral scales (>200, <200 in H. occipitalis). (Nussbaum & Raxworthy 2000: 494) Additional details (4671 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after "lava", Malagasy for "long", and it is used as an unlatinized specific epithet.
References	BORA, PARFAIT; J. CHRISTIAN RANDRIANANTOANDRO, ROMA RANDRIANAVELONA, ELISOA F. HANTALALAINA, RAPHALI R. ANDRIANTSIMANARILAFY, DANIEL RAKOTONDRAVONY, OLGA R. RAMILIJAONA, MIGUEL VENCES, RICHARD K. B. JENKINS, FRANK GLAW, AND JÖRN KÖHLER 2010. AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE TSINGY DE BEMARAHA PLATEAU, WESTERN MADAGASCAR: CHECKLIST, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION. Herp. Cons. Biol. 5 (1): 111-125 Glaw, F.; Vences, M. & Nussbaum, R.A. 2005. A new species of Heteroliodon (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Montagne des Francais, Far Northern Madagascar. Herpetologica 61 (3): 275-280 - get paper here Nussbaum,R.A. & Raxworthy,C.J. 2000. Revision of the Madagascan snake genus Heteroliodon BOETTGER (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Herpetologica 56 (4): 489-499 - 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/256125556612050/ Google images

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