Madagascarophis ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Madagascarophis
Species: Madagascarophis ocellatus

Name

• Madagascarophis ocellatus Domergue, 1987: 484

Holotype: MNHN-RA-1977.1056, ♂, collected by C.A. Domergue on 20 June 1961.

Type locality: “hameau de Zampongotra, plateau Karimbola (pays Antandroy), vers la bifurcation de la piste Beloha-Marolinta-Ampotaka, altitude 156m, la région malgache”.

References

Primary references

• Domergue, C.A. 1987. Notes sur les serpents de la region malgache. 7. Revision du genre Madagascarophis Mertens 1952. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série - Section A - Zoologie 9(2): 455–489.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Madagascarophis ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 January 2019.
• Vences, M., Raselimanana, A., Ramanamanjato, J.-B. & Randriamahazo, H. 2011. IUCN: Madagascarophis ocellatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172963A6949364. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172963A6949364.en

Vernacular names

English: Ocellated Cat Snake