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Spalerosophis josephscorteccii LANZA, 1964

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Scortecci's Diadem Snake 
SynonymSpalerosophis josephscorteccii LANZA 1964: 47
Spalerosophis josephscorteccii — LANZA 1978: 287
Spalerosophis josephscorteccii — GASPERETTI 1988
Spalerosophis josephscorteccii — SCHÄTTI et al. 2009
Spalerosophis josephscorteccii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 683 
DistributionNE Somalia

Type locality: Galgalo oasis, NW Somalia ((11°00'N, 49°03'E)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MZUF 2587, a 998 mm male (G. Scortecci, autumn 1953). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (758 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: see map in Yadollahvandmiandoab at al. 2022: Fig. 3. 
EtymologyNamed after Prof. Giuseppe Scortecci, 1898-1973, Italian herpetologist and the collector of the type. Lanza does not comment on why he uses “joseph” in the name. 
References
  • Baig, Khalid J. and Rafaqat Masroor 2008. The snakes of the genus Spalerosophis Jan, 1865 in Indo-Pakistan and Iran (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetozoa 20 (3/4): 109-115 [2007] - get paper here
  • Lanza B 1978. On some new or interesting east African amphibians and reptiles. Monitore Zoologico Italiano supplemento 10 (14): 229-297 - get paper here
  • Lanza, B. 1964. Il genere Sphalerosophis e descrizione di una nuova specie (Reptilia, Serpentes). Monit. zool. ital. 72: 47-64.
  • Lanza, B. 1990. Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography. Biogeographia, 14: 407-465 [1988] - get paper here
  • Schätti, B.; Tillack, F. & Helfenberger, N. 2009. A contribution to Spalerosophis microlepis JAN 1865, with a short review of the genus and a key to the species (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetozoa 22 (3/4): 115-135 - get paper here
  • Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - 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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