Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 1994

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Higher Taxa	Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1994 Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 332 Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko — CADLE 1999 Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko — WALLACH et al. 2014: 611
Distribution	SE Madagascar Type locality: Ampamakiesiny Pass 14 km NW of Ranomafana-Sud, Tolanaro (Fort Dauphin) Fivondronana, Toliara (Tuléar) Province, Madagascar, 24° 32’ S, 47° 51’ E, 800 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 195847
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A Pseudoxyrhopus with 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 8 supralabials, bluntly rounded snout, subcaudals divided, white line on supralabials and rostral, and dark brown dorsal coloration on body.
Comment
Etymology	Named after the Malagasy word “sokosoko”, meaning “approaching or goes secretly or stealthily”, referring to the secretive and nocturnal habits of this species.
References	Cadle, J. E. 1999. The dentation, systematics, and phylogeny of Pseudoxyrhopus and related genera from Madagascar (Serpentes: Colubridae), with description of a new species and a new genus. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 155 (8): 381-443. - get paper here Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) Raxworthy C J. Nussbaum R A. 1994. A review of the madagascan snake genera Pseudoxyrhopus, Pararhadinaea and Heteroliodon (Squamata: Colubridae). MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (182): I-IV + 1-37 - 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 https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/411995637691707/ Google images

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