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Boaedon arabicus PARKER, 1930

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Higher TaxaLamprophiidae (Boaedontini), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Arabian House Snake
G: Arabische Hausschlange 
SynonymBoaedon arabicus PARKER 1930: 596
Boaedon arabicus — SCORTECCI 1932
Boaedon arabicus — CORKILL & COCHRANE 1966
Lamprophis fuliginiosus arabicus — GASPERETTI 1988: 240
Lamprophis fuliginosus arabicus — SCHÄTTI & GASPERETTI 1994
Boaedon arabicus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 95
Boaedon arabicus — WALLACH 2025
Boaedon arabicus — HALLERMANN & HAWLITSCHEK 2025 
DistributionYemen

Type locality: EI Kubar, Amiri Country, SW. Arabia" [= EI Kubar, Ad Dali" Govern., SW Yemen, 13°48'N, 44°45'E, elevation 1350 m].  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1903.1.28.14, female 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3900 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Boaedon (Lamprophis) arabicus is listed as “tentative” by Hughes 1997: 72, based on the number of ventrals being higher than in other species (240-242 in females [n=7] and 226 in males [n= 1]). However, the number in females overlaps with fuliginosus and the sample size for males is too small, given the significant variation in this species. Nevertheless, Wallach et al. 2014 cite Hughes 1997 as source for their decision. 
References
  • Aloufi, A., Amr, Z., & Baker, M. A. 2022. Reptiles from'Uruq Bani Ma'arid and Harat al Harrah protected areas in Saudi Arabia: Reptiles from two protected areas in Saudi Arabia. Herpetology Notes 15: 483-491 - get paper here
  • Corkill, N. L. and Cochrane, J. A. 1966. The snakes of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 62 (3): 475-506 (1965) - get paper here
  • Gasperetti,J. 1988. Snakes of Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9: 169-450
  • HALLERMANN, J., & HAWLITSCHEK, O. 2025. Two new species of Boaedon from Ethiopia and Somalia, with a review of the species of East Africa. Zootaxa 5569(1): 119-137 - get paper here
  • Parker, H. W. 1930. Three new reptiles from southern Arabia. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 6: 594—598 - get paper here
  • Schätti, B. & Gasperetti, J. 1994. A contribution to the herpetofauna of Southwest Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14: 348-423
  • Scortecci, G. 1932. Rettili dello Yemen. Atti soc. Ital. Sci.Nat. 71: 39-49 - get paper here
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
 
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