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Madagascar Night Snake (Madagascarophis colubrinus) Another common name used for this species is the Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake, which is confusing, since that is also the name of its genus, which contains 4 different species. Some even refer to it as the Malagasy Common Snake, even more confusing. <br /> <br /> My girl Henriette spotted this one whilst we returned from dinner, on the way back to our lodge. Potential prey for this snake was found a few meters away, only one minute earlier:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/33360/lowland_streaked_tenrec_in_maroantsetra_madagascar.html" title="Lowland streaked tenrec in Maroantsetra, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/33360_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=noPazotLyUnFpqmO8UaMeO0dN%2F8%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Lowland streaked tenrec in Maroantsetra, Madagascar Yes, I&#039;m definitely cursing at that grass blocking its face, but this is the only photo I have of this species. We found it when returning from dinner and walking back to our lodge at the beach in Maroantsetra. They are quite active and fast and keep changing direction, making them hard to photograph. <br /> <br /> Tenrecs are a very interesting and diverse family of mammals of which most only occur in Madagascar, yet somehow their isolated evolution led to features we recognize in other places and species. This one has a lot in common with hedgehogs, for example.<br /> <br /> Fun fact for this particular streaked tenrec species: it is the only mammal in the world known to produce sound by rubbing body parts together, a process called stridulation. They vibrate their quills to communicate with others.<br /> <br /> One minute after this capture and only a few meters apart, we found the arch enemy of all tenrecs:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/33363/madagascar_night_snake_madagascarophis_colubrinus.html Africa,Geotagged,Hemicentetes semispinosus,Lowland streaked tenrec,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Maroantsetra,Spring,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Madagascarophis colubrinus,Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake,Maroantsetra,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Madagascar Night Snake (Madagascarophis colubrinus)

Another common name used for this species is the Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake, which is confusing, since that is also the name of its genus, which contains 4 different species. Some even refer to it as the Malagasy Common Snake, even more confusing.

My girl Henriette spotted this one whilst we returned from dinner, on the way back to our lodge. Potential prey for this snake was found a few meters away, only one minute earlier:

Lowland streaked tenrec in Maroantsetra, Madagascar Yes, I'm definitely cursing at that grass blocking its face, but this is the only photo I have of this species. We found it when returning from dinner and walking back to our lodge at the beach in Maroantsetra. They are quite active and fast and keep changing direction, making them hard to photograph. <br /> <br /> Tenrecs are a very interesting and diverse family of mammals of which most only occur in Madagascar, yet somehow their isolated evolution led to features we recognize in other places and species. This one has a lot in common with hedgehogs, for example.<br /> <br /> Fun fact for this particular streaked tenrec species: it is the only mammal in the world known to produce sound by rubbing body parts together, a process called stridulation. They vibrate their quills to communicate with others.<br /> <br /> One minute after this capture and only a few meters apart, we found the arch enemy of all tenrecs:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/33363/madagascar_night_snake_madagascarophis_colubrinus.html Africa,Geotagged,Hemicentetes semispinosus,Lowland streaked tenrec,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Maroantsetra,Spring,World

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The Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake

Madgascarophis is a genus of small, mildly venomous colubrid snakes native to the island of Madagascar. They are commonly referred to as Malagasy cat-eyed snakes. Four species are in the genus.

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Uploaded Nov 2, 2015. Captured Sep 30, 2015 19:30 in 5, Maroantsetra, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/3.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
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