Aprosdoketophis andreonei WALLACH, LANZA & NISTRI, 2010
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Aprosdoketophis andreonei WALLACH, LANZA & NISTRI 2010 Aprosdoketophis andreonei — WALLACH et al. 2014: 53 |
Distribution | Somalia Type locality: “Addur” [= Xuddor, Oddur], BAkool Region, S Somalia, 04°07’ N, 43°53’ E, elevation ca. 500 m. |
Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: MZUT (= MSNTO) R-3484, adult female |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus). A colubroid genus with diacranterian dentition, 13 15 maxillary teeth followed, after a diastema, by 3 4 enlarged, non-grooved teeth; absence of posterior hypapophyses; nasal shield divided with an interior flap or valve; eye of moderate size with round pupil; dorsal scales smooth, lacking apical pits, arranged long- itudinally in 19 rows at midbody, reducing to 15 posteriorly; cloacal shield divided. 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 573 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Type species: Aprosdoketophis andreonei WALLACH, LANZA & NISTRI 2010 is the type species of the genus Aprosdoketophis WALLACH, LANZA & NISTRI 2010. |
Etymology | Named after Franco Andreone, Italian herpetologist. The genus has been named after the two Greek words “aproskoketos” = unexpected and “ophis” = serpent, snake. |
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