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Mocquard's worm snake

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Species of snake

Mocquard's worm snake
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Madatyphlops
Species: M. decorsei
Binomial name
Madatyphlops decorsei
(Mocquard, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops decorsei
    Mocquard, 1901
  • Madatyphlops decorsei
    — Hedges et al., 2014

Mocquard's worm snake (Madatyphlops decorsei) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, decorsei, is in honor of French army doctor Gaston-Jules Decorse (1873-1907).

Geographic range

M. decorsei is endemic to Madagascar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. decorsei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).

Behavior

M. decorsei is mainly fossorial, but sometimes is active above ground.

Reproduction

M. decorsei is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Vences, M.; Rakotondravony, H.; Raselimanana, A. (2011). "Madatyphlops decorsei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172900A6938343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172900A6938343.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Madatyphlops decorsei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops decorsei, p. 67).

Further reading

  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
  • Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Madatyphlops decorsei, new combination).
  • Mocquard F (1901). "Note préliminaire sur une collection de Reptiles et de Batraciens recueillis par M. Alluad dans le sud de Madagascar ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 7: 251–256. (Typhlops decorsei, new species, p. 255). (in French).


Taxon identifiers
Typhlops decorsei


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