Madagascarophis ocellatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Madagascarophis
Species:

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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. 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