Telescopus forskali RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, KOCH, FLECKS, CAMPBELL, CALVO, SPAWLS, VIDAL & MEIRI, 2025
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Telescopus forskali
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Telescopus forskali RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, KOCH, FLECKS, CAMPBELL, CALVO, SPAWLS, VIDAL & MEIRI 2025: 48 Telescopus dhara — LARGEN & RASMUSSEN 1993 Telescopus dhara — VAN DER KOOIJ 2001 Telescopus dhara — SCHLÜTER 2006 Telescopus dhara — EGAN 2007 Telescopus dhara — GARDNER et al. 2009 Telescopus dhara — COX et al. 2012 Telescopus dhara — SINDACO et al. 2013 Telescopus dhara — WALLACH et al. 2014 |
| Distribution | S Oman, SE Yemen Type locality: Salalah, Oman (17.03°N, 54.15°E), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NHM 1971.1658, an adult male, collected by A. J. Rivers (Figs 9, 18). Paratype (1): NHM 1985.644, adult female, collected at Thamarit (Thumrait), Oman (17.70°N, 53.90°E), by J. Barnes and M. D. Gallagher on 5 October 1981. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Telescopus forskali is distinguished from all other species of Telescopus by the combination of the following characters: (1) 21 dorsal scales at the anterior body; (2) 21 dorsal scales at midbody; (3) 13 dorsal scales at the posterior body; (4) a single anal scale; (5) two temporals with different sizes (lower temporal larger and/or longer than the upper one); (6) two pairs of chin shields; (7) 238–247 (X = 241.7) ventral scales; (8) 68–73 (X = 70.8) subcaudals; (9) 246–254 (X = 249.8) dorsal scales; (10) parietal scale not contacting lower temporal scale; (11) an irregular pair of dorsal scales bordering the mid-posterior border of parietal scales, with an almost straight (slightly irregular) suture between them; (12) absence of paired scales on posterior head, following the scale bordering the mid-posterior portion of parietal scales; (13) at least one parietal scale with the posterior border rounded/rhomboid, directed lateroposteriorly; (14) four rows of gular scales between the first pair of chin shields and preventral scale; (15) 14–16 (X = 14.8) gular scales in a transverse row between the last infralabials; (16) absence of apical pits on dorsal scales distally; (17) dorsal head similar in colour to the dorsal body or slightly lighter (brownish or greyish brown); (18) ventral body cream; (19) dorsal body and flanks almost all homogeneous greyish brown or with brown blotches fairly delimited by short and relatively narrow grey (or greyish cream) stripes between the blotches; (20) lateral process of palatine present; (21) maxillary nerve foramen in palatine present; (22) palatine–pterygoid articulation overlap joint; (23) medial ridge of parietal present, fused within limits of squamosal; (24) posteriorly directed processes on the supraoccipital present; (25) 46.8%–67.7% the relative length of dentary; (26) 67.8%–91.7% relative length of compound bone in females; (27) 46.8%–67.7% relative length of dentary; (28) vomer ring complete, with lamina fenestrated; (29) 10–11 + 2 maxillary teeth; (30) enlarged posterior maxillary teeth; (31) 12–16 pterygoid teeth; (32) 16–18 dentary teeth; (33) anterior border of both frontal bones with medial V-shaped indention; and (34) contact between supratemporal–parietal bones. (Ribeiro-Júnior et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 16223 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Ribeiro-Júnior et al. 2025: 28 (Figure 9). |
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