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Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake

Leioheterodon madagascariensis

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Called 'menarana' in Madagascar. Blackish with yellow marks on the back, yellow with black spots on the venter. Terrestrial and duirnal

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

This snake was on the trail we were hiking through the Masoala Peninsula.

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Leioheterodon

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PublishedMay 2, 2011

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