Madagascar tree snakes ( lat. Langaha ) - a genus of snakes of the family already distinctive . Contains 3 species.
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 Leafy Madagascar ( Langaha madagascariensis ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Langaha Bonnaterre , 1790 |
The total length of representatives of this genus ranges from 70 to 1.2 m. The head is narrow, elongated. At the end of the muzzle is a long, cut out at the edges, outgrowth, which in color and shape resembles the feathery edge of leaves. The head is clearly separated from the body. The eyes are large or medium sized. Vision is well developed. The pupils are elongated horizontally, have the shape of an ellipse or gap. These snakes are endowed with binocular vision. The body is thin, elongated.
Expressed sexual dimorphism . Females are predominantly brown in various shades with dark spots or stripes. The color of the back of the males is reddish-brown, and the belly is yellow, a light streak passes between them.
Love the rainforests. They spend their whole lives in trees. Active at night or at dusk. They feed on lizards, in particular chameleons, small birds, tree frogs.
Oviparous snakes. Endemic to the island of Madagascar.
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- Madagascar Woody Alluauda ( Langaha alluaudi )
- Leafy Madagascar ( Langaha madagascariensis )
- Langaha pseudoalluaudi