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Liophidium torquatum (BOULENGER, 1888)

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Higher TaxaPseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCoronella torquata BOULENGER 1888: 103
Polyodontophis torquata — BOULENGER 1893: 183
Polyodontophis torquatus — BARBOUR 1918: 486
Parasibynophis torquatum — LEVITON & MUNSTERMAN 1956: 3
Liophidium torquatum — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 335
Liophidium torquatum — D’CRUZE et al. 2007
Liophidium torquatum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 387 
DistributionMadagascar, Nossi Be = Nosy Bé, Nosy Tanikely  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1946.1.1.38 (and possibly additional specimens). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1334 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Coronella torquata BOULENGER 1888 is the type species of the genus Parasibynophis LEVITON & MUNSTERMAN 1956 (= Liophidium fide UNDERWOOD 1967: 10). 
EtymologyNamed after Latin torquata = to be adorned with a necklace or collar.  
References
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  • Barbour, Thomas 1918. Vertebrata from Madagascar. 2. Amphibia and Reptilia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 61 (14): 479-489. - get paper here
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  • D'Cruze, Neil; Annette Olsonn, David Henson, Sunil Kumar, and David Emmett. 2009. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Lower Onilahy River Valley, a Temporary Protected Area in Southwest Madagascar. Herp. Cons. Biol. 4: 62-79 - get paper here
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