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Reptilia

New data on the Syrian herpetofauna, with a newly-recorded species of snake

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Pages 29-38 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

New data on Syrian amphibians and reptiles collected between 1990 and 2004 are given. The most important findings are the Elapid snake Walterinnesia aegyptia, here reported for the first time from Syria; Zamenis hohenackeri and Vipera xanthina, previously known only from Mount Hermon; and the very rare and poorly known Telescopus nigriceps and Lytorhynchus kennedyi. Other species were previously known from only a very few Syrian localities.

Kurzfassung

Es werden neue Daten über syrische Amphibien und Reptilien mitgeteilt, die zwischen 1990 und 2004 gesammelt wurden. Die wichigsten Funde stellen Walterinnesia aegyptia dar, die hier zum ersten Mal aus Syrien gemeldet wird; Zamenis hohenackeri und Vipera xanthina, die bisher nur vom Mount Hermon bekannt waren, und die sehr seltenen und wenig bekannten Arten Telescopus nigriceps und Lytorhynchus kennedyi. Für andere Arten waren bisher oft nur Einzelnachweise bekannt.

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