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Ithycyphus
''Ithycyphus'' is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is found only on the island of Madagascar. Species in the genus ''Ithycyphus'' are potentially harmful to humans (see ''Ithycyphus miniatus''). Species Five species are recognized as being valid. *'' Ithycyphus blanci'' Domergue, 1988 *'' Ithycyphus goudoti'' (Schlegel, 1837) – forest night snake *''Ithycyphus miniatus ''Ithycyphus miniatus'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is native to Madagascar. Venom ''I. miniatus'' is calm and reluctant to bite, but has a venom capable of causing severe pain and extensive bleed ...'' (Schlegel, 1837) – tiny night snake *'' Ithycyphus oursi'' Domergue, 1986 *'' Ithycyphus perineti'' Domergue, 1986 References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1896). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), ...'' London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ithycyphus Miniatus
''Ithycyphus miniatus'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is native to Madagascar. Venom ''I. miniatus'' is calm and reluctant to bite, but has a venom capable of causing severe pain and extensive bleeding in humans. Behavior and diet ''I. miniatus'' is small and nocturnal and preys on grey mouse lemurs and other small mammals. In local folklore The common name of ''I. miniatus'' in Malagasy is ''fandrefiala'', and it is greatly feared by many rural people of Madagascar, who believe it is able to hypnotize humans with its gaze. Taxonomy ''I. miniatus'' was originally described and named by Hermann Schlegel in 1837. Schlegel H (1837). ''Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale:'' xxviii + 251 pp. + ''Partie Descriptive:'' 606 + xvi pp. Amsterdam: M.H. Schonekat. (''Coluber miniatus'', new species, pp. 148-149 of ''Partie Descriptive''). (in French). References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1896). ''Catalogue of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a family of elapoid snakes, found mostly in Madagascar. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family. It contains about 22 genera in two subfamilies: *Amplorhininae Meirte, 1992 **''Amplorhinus'' **'' Ditypophis'' **'' Duberria'' * Pseudoxyrhophiinae Dowling, 1975 **''Alluaudina'' **''Brygophis'' **'' Compsophis'' **''Dromicodryas'' **''Elapotinus'' **''Heteroliodon'' **''Ithycyphus'' **''Langaha'' **''Leioheterodon'' **''Liophidium'' **''Liopholidophis'' **''Lycodryas'' **''Madagascarophis'' **''Micropisthodon'' **''Pararhadinaea'' **'' Parastenophis'' **''Phisalixella'' **''Pseudoxyrhopus'' **''Thamnosophis ''Thamnosophis'' is a genus of pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. , six species were recognized. Species * '' Thamnosophis epistibes'' * '' Thamnosophis infrasignatus'' * ''Thamnosophis lateralis'' – lateral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Genera
List of reptile genera lists the vertebrate class of reptiles by living genus, spanning two subclasses. Subclass Anapsida Order Testudinata (turtles) Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. Suborder Pleurodira * Superfamily Cheloides ** Family Chelidae *** Genus '' Acanthochelys'' *** Genus '' Chelodina'' *** Genus ''Chelus'' - mata mata *** Genus '' Elseya'' *** Genus ''Elusor'' - Mary River turtle *** Genus ''Emydura'' *** Genus ''Flaviemys'' - Manning River snapping turtle *** Genus '' Hydromedusa'' *** Genus '' Mesoclemmys'' *** Genus ''Myuchelys'' *** Genus '' Phrynops'' *** Genus '' Platemys'' - twist-necked turtle *** Genus '' Pseudemydura'' - western swamp turtle *** Genus '' Ranacephala'' - Hoge's side-necked turtle *** Genus '' Rheodytes'' *** Genus '' Rhinemys'' - red side-necked turtle * Superfamily Pelomedusoides ** Family Pelomedusidae *** Genus '' Pelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can reproduction, produce Fertility, fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen am Neckar, Esslingen in Swabia (Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''". He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
