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Ithycyphus Goudoti
''Ithycyphus goudoti'' is a species of snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is venomous to other animals, but harmless to humans due to the weak nature of the venom. Description The species 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 Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, di .... Distribution and habitat The species is endemic to several regions of Madagascar. It can survive in a variety of habitats including rainforest, dry deciduous forest, and spiny thickets. References Pseudoxyrhophiidae Reptiles of Madagascar {{Snake-stub ... [...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 Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ... 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' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexual Dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, dioecious species, which consist of most animals and some plants. Differences may include secondary sex characteristics, size, weight, color, markings, or behavioral or cognitive traits. Male-male reproductive competition has evolved a diverse array of sexually dimorphic traits. Aggressive utility traits such as "battle" teeth and blunt heads reinforced as battering rams are used as weapons in aggressive interactions between rivals. Passive displays such as ornamental feathering or song-calling have also evolved mainly through sexual selection. These differences may be subtle or exaggerated and may be subjected to sexual selection and natural selection. The opposite of dimorphism is ''monomorphism'', when both biological sexes are phenotype, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
