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Basic information
Madagascarophis colubrinus
Common Madagascar Cat Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyMadagascar Brook Snakes
GenusMadagascar Cat Snakes
- English name
- Common Madagascar Cat Snake
- Alternative names
- Madagascar Cat-eyed Snake, Madagascar Night Snake
- Synonyms
- Dipsas colubrina, Eteirodipsas colubrina var. citrina, Madagascarophis colubrinus insularis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,060 mm
- Body mass
- max 177.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–6 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3XDYC · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16165 · dryad-v5