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Spalerosophis dolichospilus (WERNER, 1923)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Werner's Diadem Snake 
SynonymZamenis diadema var. dolichospila WERNER 1923
Coluber diadema dolichospila — WERNER 1929
Spaelosophis diadema dolichospila — SCHMIDT 1930
Coluber Choumowitchi DOMERGUE 1954
Spaelosophis diadema dolichospilus — LANZA 1964
Spalerosophis dolichospilus — PASTEUR 1967
Spalerosophis dolichospilus — SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996: 522
Spalerosophis dolichospilus — VENCHI & SINDACO 2006
Spalerosophis dolichospilus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 683 
DistributionMorocco, Western Sahara, N Algeria, N Tunisia

Type locality: Ain Sefra, Algeria  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMW 23418 (m.) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1588 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: Werner (1923) originally and erroneously thought that his specimen was from India, but he corrected that in Werner 1929. For a map see Sindaco et al. 2013, Yadollahvandmiandoab at al. 2022: Fig. 3. 
References
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  • Werner,F. 1929. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Forschungsreise nach Westalgerien und Marokko. Sitzungsb. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math.-naturw. kl., Abt. 1, 138; 1-34 - get paper here
 
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