Platyceps gallagheri SCHÄTTI, TILLACK, STUTZ & KUCHARZEWSKI, 2024
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Platyceps gallagheri
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gallagher’s Cliff Racer |
| Synonym | Platyceps gallagheri SCHÄTTI, TILLACK, STUTZ & KUCHARZEWSKI 2024 Zamenis ventrimaculatus — Blanford 1876: 415 (part.) Zamenis Karelinii [sic] – Bedriaga 1879: 44 Zamenis ventrimaculatus [sic] var. karelini – Boettger 1888: 930 Zamenis ladacensis – Boulenger 1890: [324] 326 Zamenis rhodorhachis [sic] – Boulenger 1893: 381ff [partim] Zamenis karelinii [sic] – Anderson 1896: 82, 86, 90 Coluber karelinii [sic] – Corkill & Cochrane 1966: 483 Coluber karelini – Gasperetti 1974: 15 Coluber karelini – Gasperetti 1977: 5 Coluber karelini – Leviton & Aldrich 1984: xxiii Coluber karelini – Gasperetti 1988: [216] 218, 404 Coluber r. rhodorhachis [sic] – Gasperetti 1988: 219, fig. 28 [partim] Platyceps cf. rhodorachis – Schätti et al. 2012: 458 Platyceps rhodorachis – Sindaco et al. 2013: 130, map 84 [partim] Platyceps r. rhodorachis – Gardner 2013: 367, map [partim] Platyceps rhodorachis – Carranza et al. 2021: 164 [partim] Platyceps rhodorachis – Burriel-Carranza et al. 2022: 14, map [partim] |
| Distribution | Oman Type locality: near Khasab, Musandam, 26°11’N 56°15’E, Sultanate of Oman, “c. 80 m” above sea level. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1980.222, ad. ♀, coll. G.P. Walker 21st April 1980, leg. M.D. Gallagher, MDG 5997). Paratype: ZMB 10324 (“Masandim” [register entry], viz. “Cape Massandim” [Ras Musandam, Blanford, 1876], Sultanate of Oman, ad. ♀, leg. W.T. Blanford, 1871, see Distribution and Remarks). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Ventrals 243-245, subcaudals ≥141 (n=1, extreme tail tip possibly missing), sum ≥386 (1); a single subocular (presubocular or postsubocular absent); neck transversely patterned; 19-19-13 dsr, first transverse reduction level lateral or paravertebral; 18 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. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.6 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | The validity of P. gallagheri, P. hajarensis, and P. masirae is questionable based on genetic data presented by VELENSKÁ et al. 2026 requires further clarification. |
| Etymology | Named after Michael Desmond Gallagher (1921-2014), the collector of the holotype and an unlocated Khasab specimen, for his invaluable impact on the investigation of reptiles in the Sultanate of Oman and the support he offered to this project. |
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