Ithycyphus goudoti

Ithycyphus goudoti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus: Ithycyphus
Species:
I. goudoti
Binomial name
Ithycyphus goudoti
(Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Herpetodryas goudotii
    Schlegel, 1837
  • Dryophylax goudotii
    (Schlegel, 1837)
  • Philodryas goudotii
    (Schlegel, 1837)
  • Ithycyphus caudolineatus Günther, 1873
  • Stenophis longicaudus Boettger, 1896

Ithycyphus goudoti is a species of snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It is venomous to other animals, but harmless to humans due to the weak nature of the venom.

Etymology

The specific name, goudoti, is in honor of French entomologist Jules Prosper Goudot.: 104 

Description

Ithycyphus goudoti is slender, with a flattened head, and generally with distinct color patterns in gray, yellow, or uniform red with some small darker spots. It is sexually dimorphic.

Geographic distribution

Ithycyphus goudoti is found in several regions of Madagascar.

Habitat

Ithycyphus goudoti can survive in a variety of habitats including rainforest, dry deciduous forest, and spiny thickets.

Reproduction

Ithycyphus goudoti is oviparous.

References

  1. ↑ Raxworthy, C.J.; Glaw, F.; Ramanamanjato, J.-B. (2011). "Ithycyphus goudoti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T172856A6930482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172856A6930482.en.
  2. ↑ "Ithycyphus goudoti (Schlegel, 1837)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Boulenger, G.A. (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Ithycyphus goudoti, new combination, pp. 34–35).
  4. 1 2 Cadle, J.E. (2003). "Colubridae, Snakes in The Natural History of Madagascar". In Goodman, S.M.; Benstead, J.P. (eds.). The Natural History of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 997–1004.
  5. 1 2 3 Domergue, C.A. (1986). "Notes sur les serpents de la région malgache. VI. Le genre Ithycyphus Günther, 1873; description de deux espèces nouvelles ". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 4 (8): 409–434. (in French).
  6. ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
  7. ↑ Jourdran, E. (1903). Les ophidiens de Madagascar. Imprimerie des Facultés. (in French).
  8. ↑ Irwin, M.T.; Wright, P.C.; Birkinshaw, C.; Fisher, B.L.; Gardner, C.J.; Glos, J.; Goodman, S.M.; Loiselle, P.; Rabeson, P.; Raharison, J.L.; Raherilalao, M.J. (2010). "Patterns of species change in anthropogenically disturbed forests of Madagascar". Biological Conservation. 143 (10): 2351–2362. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.01.023.
  9. ↑ Species Ithycyphus goudoti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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