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Genus of snakes

Brygophis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus: Brygophis
Domergue & Bour, 1989
Species: B. coulangesi
Binomial name
Brygophis coulangesi
(Domergue, 1988)
Synonyms
  • Perinetia coulangesi
    Domergue, 1988
  • Brygophis coulangesi
    — Domergue & Bour, 1989
    (nomen substitutum)

Brygophis is a genus of snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae (subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae). The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Brygophis coulangesi, which is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The generic name, Brygophis, is in honor of French herpetologist Édouard-Raoul Brygoo.

The specific name, coulangesi, is in honor of French epidemiologist Pierre Coulanges.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. coulangesi is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,200 m (3,000–3,900 ft).

Behavior

B. coulangesi is arboreal.

Diet

B. coulangesi preys upon frogs and small mammals.

Reproduction

B. coulangesi is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Raxworthy, C.J.; Andreone, F.; Glaw, F.; Rafanomezantsoa, J.; Vences, M. (2012). "Brygophis coulangesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T172929A1374813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T172929A1374813.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Brygophis coulangesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ 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. (Genus Brygophis, p. 41; species B. coulangesi, p. 60).

Further reading

  • Andreone F, Raxworthy CJ (1998). "The colubrid snake Brygophis coulangesi (Domergue, 1988) rediscovered in north-eastern Madagascar". Tropical Zoology 11 (2): 249–257.
  • Domergue C (1988). "Notes sur les serpents de la région malgache. 8. Colubridae nouveaux ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 10 (1): 135–146. (Perinetia coulangesi, new species, p. 135). (in French).
  • Domergue C, Bour R (1989). "Brygophis nom nouveaux pour Perinetia Domergue, 1988, préemployé (Reptilia, Colubridae)". Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, Sect. A Zool. Biol. Ecol. Anim. 10 (4): 805–806. (Brygophis, new generic name; B. coulangesi, new combination). (in French).
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.


Taxon identifiers
Brygophis
Brygophis coulangesi


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