Platyceps hajarensis SCHÄTTI, TILLACK, STUTZ & KUCHARZEWSKI, 2024
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Platyceps hajarensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hajar Cliff Racer |
| Synonym | Platyceps hajarensis SCHÄTTI, TILLACK, STUTZ & KUCHARZEWSKI 2024: 456 Zamenis ladacensis – Boulenger, 1890: 326 [partim]. Zamenis rhodorhachis [sic] – Boulenger, 1893: 381ff [partim] Coluber rhodorachis – Gallagher 1990, 1993: 13 |
| Distribution | Oman Type locality: Fanjah, 23°27’N 58°06’E, ca. 215 m asl, Bidbid District, Ad-Dakhiliya, Sultanate of Oman |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MHNG 2664.71, ad. ♂ , pres. M.S. Farook early 2005). Paratypes (4): OmAn: MHNG 2664.64 (subad. ♂, vicinity of Khawd, ca. 23°34’N 58°07’E, Masqat Gov., pres. SQU), —.69 (subad. ♀, Mubaylah, 23°41’N 58°08’E, Masqat Gov., pres. M.S. Farook). United ArAb emirAtes (Ash-Shariqah): BMNH 1971.1309 (ad. ♂, Wadi Shawkah, ca. 25°06’N 56°03’E), —.1310 (ad. ♀, same origin). Additional material examined (n=38, excl. two heavily damaged specimens without pertinent scale data marked with an asterisk [*]): OmAn: ANSP 5468 (Masqat Cove, ♂); BMNH 1901.1.30.98 (“Muscat” [Masqat], ca. 23°37’N 58°36’E, ♀), 1903.1.27.3-4 (“Muscat”, ♂♀), 1973.736-37 (Wadi Bani Awf, ca. 23°15’N 57°26’E, ♂, juv. ♀), —.738 (vic. Ayr, ca. 23°13’N 57°28’E, ♀), *1975.968 (Wadi Sahtan, ca. 23°23’N 57°19’E, ?), —.970 (Khadra, W. Sahtan, 23°22’N 57°19’E, ♂), 1977.79 (Ras Hamra, 23°37’N 58°31’E, subad. ♂), —.80 (Wadi Khawd, ca. 23°32’N 58°06’E, subad. ♀), —.834 (“between Hazm and Rostaq [Rustaq], 23°31’N 57°28’E”, ♂), —.835 (Wadi Sarin, ca. 23°15’N 58°30’E, ♂, broken), —.836 (Wadi Bani Awf, ♀), —.837 (Sabt, Wadi Bani Khalid, 22°28’N 59°07’E, ♀), 1978.344 (Sawt, Wadi Tayin, 23°03’N 58°42’E, ♂), —.778 (Khabura, 23°59’N 57°06’E, ♂, MDG 5098), *—.780 (Daimaniyat Island, 23°51’N 58°05’E, ?, see Platyceps gallagheri: Distribution and Remarks), —.2055 (Sawt, W. Tayin, ♂, MDG 5153), 1980.220 (Khabura, juv. ♂, MDG 5944), 1987.1009 (Ras Hamra, ♀), 1994.112 (Masnaah, 23°46’N 57°38’E, ♂, ex OMNH 2177); CAS 225344-45 (vic. N “Qatana”, 23°01-05’N 57° 40-46’E, ♂♀), 251164 (Wadi Bani Habib, 2.9 km WSW Sayq, 23°04’N 57°36’E, ♂); MHNG 2664.58 (Nakhl, 23°24’N 57°50’E, juv. ♀), —.65 (vicinity of Khawd, subad. ♀, pres. SQU), —.66 (Sultan Qaboos University Campus, 23°35’N 58°10’E, ♂, pres. SQU), —.67-68 (Mubaylah, ♀, pres. M.S. Farook; 2664.67 in poor state, gender unknown); ONHM 1126 (“Capital area?”, ♀), 2828 (Wadi Tanuf, ca. 23°09’N 57°28’E, juv., only ventral data), 2834 (Murtafaat Khuwe, ca. 23°36’N 58°27’E, ♀); ZFMK 70929 (“km 106 Sur–Muscat”, 23°12’N 58°55’E, ♀). United ArAb emirAtes: BMNH 1971.1308 (“3 km from Dayd” [Dhayd], ca. 25°17’N 55°51’E, ♂), —.1311 (Wadi Shawkah, ♀); NMW 32331 (10 km SE Hatta, ca. 24°46’N 56°10’E, ♀); ZFMK 35768 (Wadi Asimah, ca. 25°24’N 56°09’E, ♀), 35769 (Wadi Siji, ca. 25°16’N 56°03’E, ♂); ZSM unregistered (“Wadi Asimah, N Masafi”, ca. 25°19’N 56°10’E, juv. ♂). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=43): Ventrals usually 226-235 (as few as at least 222 along Gulf of Oman), subcaudals 126-140, sum usually 354.5-374 (as few as 349); usually a single subocular (presubocular uncommon, postsubocular absent); barred or banded at least on neck (zipper- shaped or chequered behind), or unmarked throughout; 19-19-13 dsr (19-19-11 in some ♂♂), first transverse reduction level variable; usually 17-18 (16, rarely 19) maxillary teeth. (Schätti et al. 2024) 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 5850 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: see detailed synonymy in Schätti et al. 2024. |
| Etymology | Named after the Hajar Range in Oman. |
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