Telescopus reussi RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, KOCH, FLECKS, CAMPBELL, CALVO, SPAWLS, VIDAL & MEIRI, 2025
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Telescopus reussi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Telescopus reussi RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, KOCH, FLECKS, CAMPBELL, CALVO, SPAWLS, VIDAL & MEIRI 2025: 45 Telescopus dhara — DEKINESH 1991 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 | Saudi Arabia Type locality: Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia (24.63°N, 46.72°E), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NHM 1985.747, an adult male, collected by W. Büttiker (Figs 16, 17). Paratype (1): NHM 1985.746, adult male, collected at Jabal Shatib, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia (27.30°N, 41.72°E), by N. Kellogg. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Telescopus reussi 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) 229 ventral scales; (8) 60–61 (X = 60.5) subcaudals; (9) 233–240 (X = 236.5) dorsal scales; (10) parietal scale not contacting the 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) parietal scales with mid-posterior border rounded/rhomboid, directed lateroposteriorly; (14) three rows of gular scales between the first pair of chin shields and preventral scale; (15) 13 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, greyish brown; (18) ventral body cream; (19) dorsal body mostly greyish brown or with short, transverse cream stripes along the body; (20) lateral process of palatine present; (21) maxillary nerve foramen in palatine present; (22) bones of palatine–pterygoid articulation separated, not meeting each other; (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) vomer ring complete, with lamina fenestrated; (27) 10–11 + 2 maxillary teeth; (28) enlarged posterior maxillary teeth; (29) 11 pterygoid teeth; (30) 17 dentary teeth; (31) anterior border of both frontal bones with medial V-shaped indention; (32) 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 12913 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: 40 (Figure 16). |
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