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

Olgun K., Avci A., ILGAZ Ç., Üzüm N., YILMAZ C.

Zootaxa, sa.1399, ss.57-68, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11646/zootaxa.1399.1.2
  • Dergi Adı: Zootaxa
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-68
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Colubridae, New species, R. arabicus, R. m. melanocephalus, R. m. satunini, Rhynchocalamus barani n. sp., Turkey
  • Hakkari Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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. Copyright © 2007 Magnolia Press.