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Portuguese translation: Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Serpente de focinho de porco de Madagáscar)


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19:45 Jun 28, 2010
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Zoology
English term or phrase: giant hog-nose snake
The woman has spotted a venomous, giant, hog-nosed snake in Madagascar.
marinacast
Local time: 17:18
Portuguese translation:Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Serpente de focinho de porco de Madagáscar)
Explanation:
Leioheterodon is a genus of harmless colubrids found only on the island of Madagascar. Three species are currently recognized.

a harmless burrowing American snake that has an upturned snout and inflates itself when alarmed. [Genus Heterodon: several species.] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterodon

Não é venenosa, portando venomous anteriormente se refere ao comportamento agressivo.

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cobra focinho-de-porco gigante de Madagascar
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Gabriel Guzovsky
Local time: 23:18
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4 +1Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Serpente de focinho de porco de Madagáscar)
Gabriel Guzovsky
4 +1Cobra nariz-de-porco gigante
Ivan Rocha


  

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Cobra nariz-de-porco gigante


Explanation:
http://zoo.sorocaba.sp.gov.br/placas_animais/repteis2.html

Ivan Rocha
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Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Serpente de focinho de porco de Madagáscar)


Explanation:
Leioheterodon is a genus of harmless colubrids found only on the island of Madagascar. Three species are currently recognized.

a harmless burrowing American snake that has an upturned snout and inflates itself when alarmed. [Genus Heterodon: several species.] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterodon

Não é venenosa, portando venomous anteriormente se refere ao comportamento agressivo.

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cobra focinho-de-porco gigante de Madagascar

Example sentence(s):
  • Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake, Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1854)

    Reference: http://reptilesalive.com/news/2009/12/08/creature-feature-gi...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leioheterodon
Gabriel Guzovsky
Local time: 23:18
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