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Cyclocoridae
Cyclocoridae is a family of elapoid snakes endemic to the Philippines. Taxonomy It was initially erected as a subfamily (Cyclocorinae) in 2017 to house four enigmatic, endemic genera containing seven species and one then-undescribed lineage that are more closely related to one another than to members of the families Atractaspididae or to other former subfamilies of the Lamprophiidae. The undescribed lineage was described in 2020 as the new genus '' Levitonius''. Previously placed within the Colubridae, a 2017 study by Weinell et al. found strong support the monophyly of Cyclocorinae within Lamprophiidae, but its position relative to the other subfamilies of Lamprophiidae is not resolved. Cyclocorinae was found to be a possible sister group to the Atractaspidinae. In 2019, they were reclassified as a distinct family Cyclocoridae, alongside many former members of Lamprophiidae, as Lamprophiidae was found to be otherwise paraphyletic with respect to Elapidae. The Cyclocoridae l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levitonius
''Levitonius'' is a genus of cyclocorid snakes endemic to the Philippines. The only species in the genus is the Waray dwarf burrowing snake (''Levitonius mirus''). It is native to the Samar and Leyte islands in the Philippines, where it lives among 112 other land and snake species. ''Levitonus'' is smaller than the other Cyclocoridae, reaching only a length of . In addition, it has the smallest number of vertebrae of any snake, which is possibly related to its size. Its primary diet is earthworms. Specimens of this genus had been collected in 2006 and 2007, and later again in 2014, but were misidentified. In 2018 a specimen of the genus was described as "Unnamed Leyte-Samar lineage". It is thought to be the most basal member of the family Cyclocoridae. The genus is named after herpetologist Alan E. Leviton Alan may refer to: People * Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name ** List of people with given name Alan ''Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elapoidea
The Elapoidea are a Superfamily (biology), superfamily of snakes in the clade Colubroides, traditionally comprising the families Lamprophiidae and Elapidae. Advanced genomic sequence studies, however, have found lamprophiids to be paraphyletic in respect to elapids. In describing the subfamily Cyclocorinae, Weinell et al. (2017) suggested some or all subfamilies of Lamprophiidae should be reevaluated at full family status as a way to prevent the alternative, which is classifying them as elapids. This was followed in later studies such as Zaher et al. (2019). The Reptile Database considers Elapoidea to be synonymous with its sister group Colubroidea (in contrast to other studies that distinguish between both), as it does not recognize the division of Colubridae into multiple families that comprise Colubroidea, and thus instead considers Colubroidea to be composed of Colubridae + the multiple families comprising Elapoidea. Below is the phylogeny of Elapoidea after Weinell et al. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myersophis
''Myersophis'' is a genus of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. It contains only one species, ''Myersophis alpestris'' or Myers' mountain snake, which is endemic to the Philippines. It is only known from two specimens collected near Banaue from Mountain Province in northern Luzon. Both were collected at above sea level. Nothing else is known about this species, such as its habitat, and the holotype has since been lost. A 2017 phylogenetic study found ''Myersophis'' to be the sister group to the genus '' Oxyrhabdium'' (both genera having diverged during the Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...), and assigned both, alongside some other Philippine endemic snake genera, to the new subfamily Cyclocorinae. Later studies uplifted Cyclocorinae to being its own fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclocorus
''Cyclocorus'' is a genus of cyclocorid snakes endemic to the Philippines. They are found on every major island except for those of the Palawan chain. ''Cyclocorus'' are found in forested areas on the ground beneath logs or in debris piles. They eat other snakes, including ''Pseudorabdion'' and ''Calamaria'', as well as lizards and eggs. They breed during the rainy season (December to March) and lay 5 to 6 eggs underneath logs or in ant hills. The average adult size of ''Cyclocorus'' is about 40 cm, and the maximum size is about 48 cm in total length. ''Cyclocorus'' are gray-brown with indistinct dark lines along the back, yellowish or white on the belly with many black blotches, and a series of tiny white dots along the sides of the belly. Snakes in this genus have small eyes with round pupils, smooth dorsal scales in 17 rows, and unusual dentition, wherein the anterior three to seven maxillary teeth increase in size, terminating in two very large fang-like teeth, followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamprophiidae
The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found throughout much of Africa, including the Seychelles. There are 89 species as of July 2022. Biology Lamprophiids are a very diverse group of snakes. Many are terrestrial but some are fossorial (e.g. ''Amblyodipsas'') or semi-aquatic (e.g. ''Lycodonomorphus''). Some are fast-moving (e.g. ''Psammophis'') whereas others are slow (e.g. ''Duberria''). They are found in deserts, grasslands, tropical forests and mountains. Together they feed on mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. Some species use constriction to subdue their prey (e.g. ''Boaedon''). When other snake families were formerly included within the Lamprophiidae, they were considered even more diverse in biology, although this is now known to not be the case. Most species are oviparous. Classification Most lamprophiids were historically considered to be members of the subfamily Lamprophiinae in the family Colubridae. The following classification follows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hologerrhum Philippinum
''Hologerrhum philippinum'', commonly known as the Philippine stripe-lipped snake, is a species of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. It is endemic to the Philippines, and is found on the islands of Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ... and Polillo. References Cyclocoridae Snakes of Asia Reptiles of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Taxa named by Albert Günther Reptiles described in 1858 {{Alethinophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hologerrhum
''Hologerrhum'' is a genus of snakes in the family Cyclocoridae.. Geographic range The genus ''Hologerrhum'' is endemic to the Philippines. Species The genus ''Hologerrhum'' contains two species which are recognized as being valid. *'' Hologerrhum dermali'' *''Hologerrhum philippinum ''Hologerrhum philippinum'', commonly known as the Philippine stripe-lipped snake, is a species of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. It is endemic to the Philippines, and is found on the islands of Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most p ...'' References Further reading * Günther A (1858). ''Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (''Hologerrhum'', new genus, p. 186; ''H. philippinum'', new species, pp. 186–187). Snake genera Cyclocoridae Taxa named by Albert Günther {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhabdium Modestum
''Oxyrhabdium modestum'', commonly known as the Philippine shrub snake, is a species of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. It is found the Africa on the islands of Basilan, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Negros and Samar Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in .... References Cyclocoridae Snakes of Asia Reptiles of the Philippines Reptiles of Indonesia Reptiles described in 1853 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril {{Alethinophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhabdium
''Oxyrhabdium'' is a genus of snakes of the family Cyclocoridae Cyclocoridae is a family of elapoid snakes endemic to the Philippines. Taxonomy It was initially erected as a subfamily (Cyclocorinae) in 2017 to house four enigmatic, endemic genera containing seven species and one then-undescribed lineage t ..... Species * '' Oxyrhabdium leporinum'' (Günther, 1858) * '' Oxyrhabdium modestum'' (Duméril, 1853) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3359137 Oxyrhabdium Snake genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake
Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads (cranial kinesis). To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species retain a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca. Lizards have evolved elongate bodies without limbs or with greatly reduced limbs about twenty-five times independently via convergent evolution, leading to many lineages of legless lizards. These resemble snakes, but several common groups of legless lizards have eyelids and external ears, which snakes lack, altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclocorus Lineatus
''Cyclocorus lineatus'', commonly known as Reinhardt's lined snake, is a species of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''Cyclocorus lineatus alcalai'' Leviton Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer of electrical wiring equipment in North America. It produces electrical light sockets, receptacles and outlets, switches, dimmers and other lighting control systems, wire, power ca ..., 1967 * ''Cyclocorus lineatus lineatus'' ( Reinhardt, 1843) References Lamprophiidae Snakes of Asia Reptiles of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Reptiles described in 1843 {{Alethinophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
