Prosymna ruspolii (BOULENGER, 1896)
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Higher Taxa | Prosymnidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Ruspoli's Shovelsnout Snake, Southern Somaliland Shovel-snout |
Synonym | Asthenophis ruspolii BOULENGER 1896: 12 Prosymna agrestis SCORTECCI 1929: 272 (fide LOVERIDGE 1958) Asthenophis ruspolii — SCORTECCI 1931: 18 Prosymna agrestis — SCORTECCI 1939 Prosymna ambigua ruspolii — LOVERIDGE 1958: 158 Prosymna ruspolii keniensis BROADLEY 1980 Prosymna ruspolii kiniensis — GRAVLUND 2000 Prosymna ruspolii — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 526 Prosymna ruspolii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 581 Prosymna ruspolii — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 423 |
Distribution | S Ethiopia, S Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania (GRAVLUND 2000, [HR 31: 57]) Type locality: “Magala Umberto I, Ganale Doria”. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MSNG 29057, a 198 mm male (E. Ruspoli, 1893). Holotype: MCZ 96864 [keniensis] Lectotype: MSNM (Milano) [agrestis] |
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Comment | Distribution: Not listed for Tanzania by BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991. |
Etymology | Named after Prince Eugenio Ruspoli (Țigănești, 6 January 1866 – near Burgi, Somalia, 4 December 1893), an Italian explorer and naturalist. See URL below for details. |
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