Macroprotodon abubakeri WADE, 2001
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Macroprotodon abubakeri
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Macroprotodon abubakeri WADE 2001 Macroprotodon abubakeri — CARRANZA et al. 2001 Macroprotodon abubakeri — CARRANZA et al. 2004 Macroprotodon abubakeri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 419 |
| Distribution | NE Morocco, NW Algeria Type locality: “Oran, Algeria.” |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1913.7.3.14, a 464 mm male (W. Rothschild and E. Hartert). Paratypes: MNHN, MCZ, FMNH |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Macroprotodon characterised by a series of four maxillary teeth preceding the fangs, nuchal collar entire or sometimes divided; postorbital streak usually entire uniting with the 'arms' of the V-mark. Dorsal body pattern of the 'undifferentiated' or ‘taeniatus' state. Belly usually chequered. Supralabials separated from the parietals or in contact with them. Four posterior infralabials in the majority of specimens. Close to M. mauritanicus from which it is readily separated by possession of an additional maxillary tooth. Postorbital streak usually unbroken. Separable from M. c. brevis by 19 dorsals or in patches of 21 along the body (cf 21 uninterrupted rows); sutural contact between supralabials and parietal in less than half; 4 as opposed to 3 in the posterior series of infralabials; postorbital streak usually separate from the 'arms' of the V-mark. The entire nuchal collar and lack of the 'textilis' pattern distinguishes it from the parapatric M. cucullatus. (Wade 2001) |
| Comment | Distribution: For a map see Sindaco et al. 2013. |
| Etymology | Named after M. Aboubakeur Sid-Ahmed, a naturalist from Tlemcen in northwestern Algeria. |
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