A new species of Rhynchocalamus (Reptilia : Serpentes : Colubridae) from Turkey

Olgun K., Avci A., Ilgaz Ç., Uezuem N., Yilmaz C.

ZOOTAXA, no.1399, pp.57-68, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: Issue: 1399
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/zootaxa.1399.2
  • Journal Name: ZOOTAXA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-68
  • Keywords: Rhynchocalamus barani n. sp., R. m. melanocephalus, R. m. satunini, R. arabicus, Colubridae, Turkey, new species
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A snake species new to science, Rhynchocalamus barani n. sp., is described from Turkey. It differs from other Rhynchocalamus species in having higher numbers of dorsalia ( 17 instead of 15) and lower number of ventralia ( 163 - 173 instead of 180 - 240) and upper labials in contact with eye ( 1 instead of 2) and by a characteristic color-pattern of the body.