Lytorhynchus kennedyi SCHMIDT, 1939
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Lytorhynchus kennedyi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Kennedy's Leafnose Snake |
| Synonym | Lytorhynchus kennedyi SCHMIDT 1939: 75 Lytorhynchus kennedyi — MARX 1958 Lytorhynchus kennedyi — GASPERETTI 1988: 248 Lytorhynchus diadema kennedyi — LEVITON et al. 1992 Lytorhynchus kennedyi — MARTENS 1993 Lytorhynchus diadema kennedyi — SCHLEICH et al. 1996 Lytorhynchus kennedyi — SINDACO et al. 2006 Lytorhynchus kennedyi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 416 Lytorhynchus kennedyi — MORADI et al. 2023 Lytorhynchus kennedyi — POLA et al. 2026 (provisionally) |
| Distribution | Syria, Jordan, probably in SW Iraq, Saudi Arabia Type locality: Syria, between Homs and Palmyra. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 19586 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Allied to L. diadema, but with widely spaced black dorsal crossbars; preoculars three on each side; 10 lower labials [from SCHMIDT 1939]. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: not in Iraq fide Habeeb & Rastegar-Pouyani 2016. For a map see Sindaco et al. 2013 and Pola et al. 2026: Fig. 1. Phylogenetics: L. gaddi and l. kennedyi are closely related and show less genetic dstance from each other than populations within L. diadema, hence they may be considered as subspecies of L. gaddi. However, Pola et al. 2026 chose to “provisionally” treat them as full species. |
| Etymology | named after Dr. Walter P. Kennedy, of the Royal College of Medicine, Baghdad, who has contributed important material to the author’s collections. |
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