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Ruane S, Myers EA, Lo K, Yuen S, Welt RS, Juman M, Futterman I, Nussbaum RA, Schneider G, Burbrink FT, Raxworthy CJ. Unrecognized species diversity and new insights into colour pattern polymorphism within the widespread Malagasy snake Mimophis (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae). SYST BIODIVERS 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2017.1375046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sara Ruane
- Department of Biological Sciences, 206 Boyden Hall, Rutgers University, 195 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
- Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Science Research Mentoring Program, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Science Research Mentoring Program, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Science Research Mentoring Program, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Science Research Mentoring Program, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, Museum of Zoology, Research Museums Center, 3600 Varsity Drive, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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- Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, Museum of Zoology, Research Museums Center, 3600 Varsity Drive, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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- Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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- Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th St., NY, NY 10024, USA
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Razafimahatratra B, Wang C, Mori A, Glaw F. Potential envenomation by the aglyphous pseudoxyrhophiine snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis and description of its dentition. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2015; 21:47. [PMID: 26594226 PMCID: PMC4654879 DOI: 10.1186/s40409-015-0047-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
We report on a case of potential envenomation caused by multiple bites by the aglyphous opisthodont snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis in the left thumb of a healthy adult man, which is among the most serious snakebites hitherto reported from Madagascar. The adult snake (total length > 1 meter) was unusually aggressive before and during capture. The symptoms included extensive bleeding, severe local pain, and substantial swelling of the hand and the distal part of the lower arm. The swelling disappeared entirely after five days, but pain in the thumb (when moved) was recognizable even longer. Although L. madagascariensis is widespread and common in anthropogenic habitats in eastern and western Madagascar, this case report seems to be the first description of long-lasting symptoms of its bite. Since aglyphous snakes are relatively rarely involved in "envenomation" and because hemolytic activity has been recorded in the secretions of the Duvernoy's glands of Leioheterodon, we describe its dentition using microcomputed tomography and discuss the potential mode of envenomation in this case.
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- Zoologische Statssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstrabe 21, 81247 München, Germany
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Zoologische Statssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstrabe 21, 81247 München, Germany
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