Xerotyphlops luristanicus TORKI, 2017
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Xerotyphlops luristanicus
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| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Lorestan Blind Snake, Laki Blind Snake |
| Synonym | Xerotyphlops luristanicus TORKI 2017 |
| Distribution | Iran (Lorestan) Type locality: 1,750- 2,100 m elevation, on the western slope of the central Zagros Mountains, Badavar region, Nourabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran, 34°07 ́ N, 47°53 ́ E. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 2016.0040 (former FTHM 19710), Adult male, collected by Farhang Torki on 29 March 2016, (Fig. 2 in Torki 2017). Paratypes: Five specimens: MNHN-RA 2016.0041-45 (respectively former FTHM 19711-15); 2 adult males: MNHN-RA 2016.0042 and 2016.0045 (respectively former FTHM 19712, 19715); 3 adult females: MNHN-RA 2016.0041, 2016.0043- 44 (respectively former FTHM 19711, 13-14), collected by Farhang Torki on 18 May 2016; same data as for holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A stout-bodied blind snake, small body size (maximum: 219 mm), moderate body form, short tail, rostral moderate. X. luristanicus sp. n. can easily be distinguished from all other Xerotyphlops species by the combination of the following characters: right side hemipenis in a single coil, left side curved, not straight; segmented testis; 22- 24 longitudinal scales rows; scale reduction present or not; 355-398 transverse scale rows at mid-body; 10-12 subcaudals; supralabial imbrication pattern T-III; parietal is apparently fused as there is no suture in the middle of this bone on the external side, on the internal side a groove is observed in this place; exoccipital is completely separated from supraoccipital; the dorsal body has strong uniform pigmentation throughout while in contrast all ventral scales lack pigmentation. |
| Comment | Synonymy: Rajabizadeh 2018 synonymized Xerotyphlops luristanicus with X. vermicularis. Habitat: X. luristanicus sp. n. was found beneath stones from both the base and top of Chghasalman Mountain (1,750-2,100m a.s.l.). Syntopy: Natrix tessellata, Platyceps najadum, Laudakia nupta, Ophisops elegans, and Trachylepis aurata. |
| Etymology | “luristanicus” refers to Lorestan province (habitat of new species). |
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