Typhlops decorsei
| Typhlops decorsei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. decorsei |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops decorsei Mocquard, 1901 | |
| Synonyms | |
Typhlops decorsei is a species of African typhlopid snake.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, decorsei, is in honor of French army doctor Gaston-Jules Decorse (1873-1907).[3]
Geographic range
T. decorsei is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Madatyphlops decorsei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 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
- 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).
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