Micropisthodon ochraceus MOCQUARD, 1894
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Higher Taxa | Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Micropisthodon ochraceus MOCQUARD 1894: 8 Micropisthodon ochraceus — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 340 Micropisthodon ochraceous — CADLE 2009 (in error) Micropisthodon ochraceus — WALLACH et al. 2014 |
Distribution | Madagascar, Nossi Be = Nosy Bé Type locality: "Nossi-Bé, Madagascar." [=Nosy Be Island, western Antsiranana Province, extreme northwestern Madagascar]. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1886.0173, a 687 mm female (H. Deyrolle) |
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Comment | Type species: Micropisthodon ochraceus MOCQUARD 1894: 8 is the type species of the genus Micropisthodon MOCQUARD 1894. Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). |
Etymology | Named after Latin ochraeus, or Greek ochros = pale, yellow, probably referring to the dorsal color which can be interpreted as pale yellow or ocher-like. No Etymology given in the original description. The genus was named after Greek mikros (μικρός), small, Greek οπισθε, opisthe, meaning “posterior, backwards”, and Greek odous (ὀδούς), tooth. |
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