An integrative assessment of the diversity, phylogeny. Platyceps ventromaculatus examined for the purpose of this study. Central and southern iraq in the area adjacent to and between the tigris and euphrates rivers, known as mesopotamian plain. Ang platyceps ventromaculatus sakop sa kahenera nga platyceps sa kabanay nga colubridae. An annotated checklist of amphibians and reptiles of. Pdf the parasitic nematode physalopteroides venancioi in. Note the presence of a thin dark note the presence of a thin dark stripe between every pair of thick dorsal stripes, especially in the anterior part of the body. Close up view of platyceps ventromaculatus top view. Platyceps ventromaculatus wikispecies, free species. Among 22 snakes, specific antibodies against pathogenic serovars of three leptospira species l. They include a general account, without mentioning localities.
Glossybellied racer platyceps ventromaculatus inaturalist. Narrastien barruko colubridae familian sailkatuta dago. Racer populations from the levant to the caspian region referred to platyceps ventromaculatus gray, 1834 reptilia. Coluber chesneii martin, 1838 may be a valid northern saharoarabian taxon of the genus platyceps blyth, 1860. Platyceps rhodorachis wikispecies, free species directory. An annotated checklist of amphibians and reptiles of margalla hills national park, pakistan rafaqat masroor zoological sciences division, pakistan museum of natural history, garden avenue, shakarparian, islamabad, pakistan 44000 abstract. Platyceps ventromaculatus ventromaculatus wikispecies. Platyceps ventromaculatus hardwickes rat snake biolib. Spotbellied racer platyceps ventromaculatus hm 276710 spotbellied racer platyceps ventromaculatus hm 61426 most observed by some records may be hidden from the public. Platyceps ventromaculatus platyceps generoko animalia da. Glossybellied racer platyceps ventromaculatus glossybellied racer, iran. Published for the ray society by robert hardwicke information listing references. Platyceps ventromaculatus gray, 1834 kingdom animalia animals. Distribution and morphology of platyceps ventromaculatus gray.
Its distribution extends from palestine through jordan, iraq, iran, pakistan and india masood, 2012. Reassessing platyceps ventromaculatus gray, 1834 reptilia. Selected examples of hemipenial characteristics in three species eryx jaculus, left. Long a source of conflict between carthage and syracuse, it was destroyed c. Examination of the snake platyceps ventromaculatus collected in baghdad city for nematodes revealed the presence of 16 3 males and females of the nematode physalopteroides venancioi in the intestine of one specimen of p. A total of 949 reptiles 55 snakes, 331 lizards and 563 turtles, belonging to 68 different species, were examined for the presence. Platyceps ventromaculatus seems to frequent habitats below 500 m. Platyceps ventromaculatus hardwickes rat snake 4 pakistan.
These are rare species native to india among which p. Taxonomic revision of israeli snakes belonging to the platyceps rhodorachis species complex reptilia. Two other snakes hardwickes rat snake platyceps ventromaculatus and roughtailed sand boa gongylophis conicus had antibodies. The snake fauna of khabr national park, southeast of iran. The uae species of native terrestrial reptiles have an average of 25. Further confirmation for platyceps rhodorachis jan, 1865, from india, with a note on feeding on cyrtodactylus fasciolatus blyth, 1861 article pdf available in herpetozoa 2812. Although snakes are an important group in the studied area, little is. Reptiles imported into slovenia from 2000 to 2005, specimens of native species taken from the wild and captive bred species were investigated. Platyceps ventromaculatus wikipedia, entziklopedia askea. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the title and author information. The mesopotamian plain is a geological depression filled with rivers sediments which covers the central and southern part of iraq. New locality record in delhi national capital region.
New locality record in delhi national capital region ncr. An platyceps ventromaculatus in nahilalakip ha genus nga platyceps, ngan familia nga colubridae. Pdf further confirmation for platyceps rhodorachis jan. The parasitic nematode physalopteroides venancioi in the snake platyceps ventromaculatus gray, 1834 in baghdad city, central iraq article pdf available january 2016 with 23 reads how we. Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. Deserts cover 95 percent of saudi arabias landmass, making it a suitable home for ectotherms such as snakes. Platyceps ventromaculatus gray, 1834 platyceps ventromaculatus, the glossybellied racer, is a species of snake in the family colubridae.
It is of much concern that two out of the three cr species asaccus caudivolvulus, the only endemic vertebrate of the uae and pristurus carteri and two vu species asaccus margaritae and platyceps ventromaculatus, are not included in any protected area s8 and s9 tables. Saudi arabia is home to a wide range of geographies including wetlands, mountains, forests and deserts. In 31 of 210 lizards, specific antibodies were found in titres. Platyceps ventromaculatus, grays racer, distribution, southeastern anatolia, sanl. Haemorrhois ventromaculatus argyrogena ventromaculatus. An platyceps ventromaculatus in uska species han colubridae nga ginhulagway ni gray hadton 1834. Higher taxa, colubridae, colubrinae, colubroidea, caenophidia, alethinophidia, serpentes, squamata snakes. A significant series of articles on iraqi herpetofauna were published in the late 1950s and early 1960s by khalaf 1959, 1960, 1961. Diversity and altitudinal distribution of squamata in two.
Reptilia squamata serpentes colubroidea colubridae colubrinae platyceps. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In indian subcontinent, the genus platyceps represents three species platyceps bholanathi 1 platyceps gracilis 2 and platyceps ventromaculatus 3. Pdf glossy bellied racer snake platyceps ventromaculatus gray.
Pdf this paper extends the distribution of glossy bellied racer platyceps. Platyceps ventromaculatus, the glossybellied racer, is a species of snake in the family. Media in category platyceps ventromaculatus the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Lycodon article about lycodon by the free dictionary. Khabr national park and ruchun wildlife refuge are situated in the southeast of iran, kerman province. Platyceps ventromaculatus came in the list of mahdi and george 1969 as coluber ventromaculatus. On the snake fauna of central and southern iraq and some. Pdf reassessing platyceps ventromaculatus gray, 1834. Exotic reptiles originating from the wild can be carriers of many different pathogens and some of them can infect humans. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Does sexual selection influence ornamentation of hemipenes in. Platyceps ladacensis anderson 1871, the form found in northern israel and typical of relatively mesic habitats.
Among snakes reported in this work platyceps ventromaculatus and bungarus caeruleus were said to occur at an altitude of m asl while boiga trigonata has been previously reported at an altitude of 1400 m in pakistan khan, 2015 but wall 1908, 1928 reported the same species from 1800 m in india. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than platyceps. Platyceps ventromaculatus gray, 1834 species india. Illustrations of indian zoology, chiefly selected from the collection of major general hardwicke. Platyceps rhodorachis has been reported from an altitude of 2440 m in afghanistan anderson and leviton, 1969 but from pakistan previous record of its occurrence is at an altitude of 1900 m khan, 2015, lycodon striatus was previously recorded at altitudes of below 1800 m and ptyas mucosus from altitudes below 2000 m in pakistan khan, 2015. Glossybellied racer platyceps ventromaculatus glossy.
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