Liopholidophis grandidieri MOCQUARD, 1904
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Liopholidophis grandidieri
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| Higher Taxa | Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Grandidier's Water Snake |
| Synonym | Liopholidophis grandidieri MOCQUARD 1904: 304 Liopholidophis grandidieri — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 338 Liopholidophis grandidieri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 395 |
| Distribution | Madagascar (RNP , Ambohimitombo Forest, Tsinjoarivo) Type locality: "l'embouchure du Saint-Augustin, Madagascar." Emended to "embouchure du fleuve Saint Augustin (S.O. Madagascar)," fide MNHN catalogue and Guibé, 1958: 218 [=Saint Augustin bay or mouth of Onilahy River, 25 km south of Toliara, southwestern Toliara Province, southwestern Madagascar]. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1902.0103, a 912 (SVL) and 1636 (total length) mm male (G. Grandidier) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): All described species of Liopholidophis generally share 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, and all but L. varius are characterised by an extreme sexual dimorphism in tail length. Males have much longer tails, a higher number of subcaudal scales and usually a longer snout-vent length than females; consequently, their total length is also longer. Cadle (1996a) noted that L. rhadinaea shows remarkable similarities to species of the genus Liophidium in morphology and colouration, making a clear definition and delimitation of these two genera difficult. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2570 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Type species: Liopholidophis grandidieri MOCQUARD 1904 is the type species of the genus Liopholidophis MOCQUARD 1904 (WILLIAMS & WALLACH 1989). Glaw et al. (2005: 83) erroneously stated that the type species was L. sexlineatus. Distribution: reports of “Liopholidophis grandidieri” from the Andringitra Massif (Raxworthy and Nussbaum 1996) are apparently based on UMMZ 209474, which has been subsequently reidentified as L. sexlineatus (Gregory E. Schneider, pers. comm., cited in Cadle 2014). |
| Etymology | Probably named either after Guillaume Grandidier (1873 – 1957), French geographer, ethnologist, and zoologist who studied the island of Madagascar and who collected the types. However, it could have been also named after his father, Alfred Grandidier (1836-1921), French explorer, geographer, and ornithologist who also collected in Madagascar (1865). The genus was apparently named after Greek leios (λείος), smooth, plain, Greek pholis (φολίς), horny scale, and Greek ophis, (ὄφις), a serpent, snake. |
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