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(Top) 1 Geographic range 2 Habitat 3 Venom 4 Behavior and diet 5 In local folklore 6 Taxonomy 7 References 8 Further reading

Ithycyphus miniatus

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Ithycyphus miniatus

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus:	Ithycyphus
Species:	I. miniatus
Binomial name
*Ithycyphus miniatus* (Schlegel, 1837)

Synonyms^[2]
Coluber miniatus Schlegel, 1837 Dryophylax miniatus — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 Philodryas miniatus — Jan, 1863 Ithycyphus miniatus — Boulenger, 1896

Ithycyphus miniatus is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is native to Madagascar.^[2]

Geographic range

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I. miniatus is found in northwestern Madagascar.^[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitatsofI. miniatus are forest and shrubland at lower altitudes.^[1]

Venom

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I. miniatus is calm and reluctant to bite, but has a venom capable of causing severe pain and, possibly, extensive bleeding in humans.^[2]^[3]

Behavior and diet

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I. miniatus is small and nocturnal and preys on grey mouse lemurs and other small mammals.^[2]^[3]

In local folklore

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The common name of I. miniatusinMalagasyisfandrefiala, and it is greatly feared by many rural people of Madagascar, who believe it is able to hypnotize humans with its gaze.^[4]

Taxonomy

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I. miniatus was originally described and named by Hermann Schlegel in 1837.^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Raxworthy, C.J.; Rakotondravony, H. (2011). "Ithycyphus miniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172870A6932820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172870A6932820.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ithycyphus miniatus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

^ ^a ^b Mori A, Mizuta T (2006). "Envenomation by the Madagascan colubrid snake, Ithycyphus miniatus". Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 12: 512-520.

^ "Snakes of Madagascar". wildmadagascar.org. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

^ 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). (inFrench).

Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Ithycyphus miniatus, p. 35).
Duméril AMC, Bibron G, Duméril AHA (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Paris: Roret. xii + pp. 781–1536. (Dryophylax miniatus, p. 1120). (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 978-3929449037.
Jan G (1863). Elenco sistematico degli ofidi descritti e disegnati per l'iconografia generale. Milan: A. Lombardi. vii + 143 pp. (Philodryas miniatus, p. 84). (inItalian).

Taxon identifiers

Ithycyphus miniatus

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