Leioheterodon geayi
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| Leioheterodon geayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
| Genus: | Leioheterodon |
| Species: | L. geayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Leioheterodon geayi Mocquard, 1905 | |
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Leioheterodon geayi, commonly known as Geay's hognose snake, the Madagascan speckled hognose snake, and the speckled hognose snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is native to southwestern Madagascar.
The specific name, geayi, is in honor of French naturalist Martin François Geay (1859-1910) who collected the type specimen.[3]
Habitat
Description
L. geayi can grow to a total length (including tail) of 90–140 cm (35–55 in).[citation needed]
It is an opisthoglyphous ("rear-fanged") snake, having a pair of enlarged teeth at the rear of each maxilla (upper jaw).[4]
Behavior
L. geayi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
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