Ithycyphus miniatus
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| Ithycyphus miniatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Superkingdom: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Tetrapoda |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Infraorder: | Caenophidia |
| Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Ithycyphus |
| Species: | I. miniatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ithycyphus miniatus Schlegel 1867 | |
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Ithycyphus miniatus is a colubrid snake native to Madagascar. It is calm and reluctant to bite, but has a venom capable of causing severe pain and extensive bleeding in humans. It is small and nocturnal and preys on grey mouse lemurs and other small mammals.[1][2] Its name 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.[3] It was given its binomial name by H Schlegel in 1837.[4]
References
- ↑ Mori A. and Mizuta T. 2006. Envenomation by the madagascan colubrid snake, Ithycyphus miniatus. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases vol.12
- ↑ Ithycyphus miniatus in the Reptile Database
- ↑ Wildmadagascar.org
- ↑ Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale: xxviii +251 S. + Partie Descriptive: 606 S. + xvi. La Haye (J. Kips, J. HZ. et W. P. van Stockum)
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