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Rhamphiophis maradiensis CHIRIO & INEICH, 1991

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Higher TaxaPsammophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymRhamphiophis maradiensis CHIRIO & INEICH 1991
Rhagerhis maradiensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 633
Rhamphiophis maradiensis — CHIPPAUX & JACKSON 2019: 278 
DistributionNiger (Maradi)

Type locality: “aux environs de Gari'n Bakwai, 50 km au sud-ouest de Maradi. au Niger”;  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN 1989-2739, female 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (maradiensis): “Cette espèce se caractérise par l'absence de bandes sombres dorso-Iatérales et ventro- latérales, ainsi que de toute marque céphalique. Elle possède de plus deux rangées paravertébrales de ponctuations brunes plus sombres, ce qui la distingue sans ambiguïté de toutes les formes de R. acutus (pl. 1). La seule espèce connue qui s'en rapproche par sa coloration est D. multimaculata, un taxon strictement sud-africain dont le nombre de ventrales et de sous-caudales est nettement inférieur. Elle se différencie de R. oxyrhynchus par son nombre de sous-caudales inférieur et sa taille nettement plus réduite. La présence de 17 rangées d'écailles dorsales permet de la séparer de R. rubropunctatus.
Nous avons préparé le crâne du paratype MNHN 1989-2741, malheureusement très abîmé durant son nettoyage; il présente 10 à 11 dents ptérygoïdes, ce qui confirme l'appartenance du taxon au genre Rhamphiophis et non pas au genre Dipsina.” (from Chirio & Ineich 1991).


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CommentSynonymy: TRAPE & MANÉ 2006 synonymized Rhamphiophis maradiensis CHIRIO & INEICH 1991 with Rhagerhis (Malpolon) moilensis. However, L. Chirio (pers. comm. 23 May 2013) disagrees, because “Malpolon (Scutophis) moilensis presents a caracteristic agressive behaviour, producing a flat neck a bit like a Naja. Then this species always shows 2 big dark spots on the edges of the neck. R. maradiensis doesn't show neither these spots, nor the agressive behaviour. It is a very timid snake, also thinner than M. moilensis.” 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
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