Lytorhynchus gaddi NIKOLSKY, 1907
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Lytorhynchus gaddi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Lytorhynchus gaddi NIKOLSKY 1907: 294 Lytorhynchus diadema mesopotamicus HAAS 1952 (fide LEVITON 1070) Lytorhynchus diadema arabicus HAAS 1952 (fide LEVITON 1070) Lytorhynchus gaddi — LEVITON & ANDERSON 1967: 181 Lytorhynchus gaddi — LEVITON 1977 Lytorhynchus diadema gaddi — MEINIG & KESSLER 1998 Lytorhynchus diadema — ALSHAMMARI et al. 2017 Lytorhynchus diadema gaddi — ANANJEVA et al. 2020 Lytorhynchus diadema — ALSHAMMARI et al. 2020 Lytorhynchus gaddi — ALSHAMMARI et al. 2021 Lytorhynchus gaddi — MORADI et al. 2023 |
| Distribution | Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, SW Iran Type locality: Dizful [= Dezful], Iran. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: CAS 84478; Syntypes: ZISP 10288.1 Holotype: HU 3551 [mesopotamicus] Holotype: CAS 84487 [arabicus] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “Rostral shield broadly truncate, as broad at its base as its width at its anteriormost projection; pattern of brown to black ovoid blotches or cross- bars usually distinct but never intense black, each scale in dark bars usually with lighter centers; ventrals 173-195 (184.7 +/- 1.22 SE [N = 26]); (ventrals: males [11] 173-192 (180.8 +/- 1.83 SE); females [15] 180-195 (187.6 +/- 1.16 SE). subcaudals 33-47 (42.12 + 0.72 SE [N = 14]); ventral plus subcaudals 212-240 (226.8 +/- 1.36 SE [N = 26]); body blotches 33-55 (40.7 +/- 1.30 SE [N = 21]). Standard length of largest male and female, in mm.): male 428, female 436; tail length (in mm.): male 78, female 71.” (Leviton 1970: 262, footnotes on page 263 not included) 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 717 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: SCHÄTTI & GASPERETTI (1994) did not accept the placement of L. gaddi as a subspecies of L. diadema. The divergence between L. gaddi and species of genus Lytorhynchus ranged from 4–5%, 2–4%, 5–6% for the two concatenated genes, 16S and 12S, respectively (Alshammari et al. 2021. Distribution: For a map see Leviton 1977. |
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