Muhtarophis barani

Muhtarophis barani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Muhtarophis
Avcý et al., 2015
Species: M. barani
Binomial name
Muhtarophis barani
(Olgun, Avcý, Ilgaz, Üzüm & Yýlmaz, 2007)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchocalamus barani
    Olgun, Avcý, Ilgaz, Üzüm & Yýlmaz, 2007
  • Rhynchocalamus barani
    — Wallach et al. 2014
  • Muhtarophis barani
    — Avcý et al. 2015
  • Muhtarophis barani
    — Šmid et al. 2015

Muhtarophis barani is a species of snake in the monotypic genus Muhtarophis in the subfamily Colubrinae.[2] The species is endemic to the Amanos Mountains of Turkey, and was discovered in 2007.[3][4]

Etymology

The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist Prof. Dr. İbrahim Baran of the Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir.[5][6]

Description

M. barani has 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, and 163–173 ventral scales. The head is oblique-shaped anteriorly. There is a distinctive black blotch under the eye, running into a narrow stripe.

Reproduction

M. barani is oviparous.

References

  1. ↑ Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu. 2018. Muhtarophis barani (amended version of 2009 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T164762A122877031. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T164762A122877031.en. Downloaded on 08 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Amanos Dwarf Snake". AdaMerOs Herptil Türkiye. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Molecular Phylogeny and Micro CT-Scanning Revealed Extreme Cryptic Biodiversity in Kukri Snake, A New Genus for Rhynchocalamus barani (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Novataxa. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Tamar, K; Šmíd, J; Göçmen, B; Meiri, S; Carranza, S. "An integrative systematic revision and biogeography of Rhynchocalamus snakes (Reptilia, Colubridae) with a description of a new species from Israel". PeerJ. 4: e2769. doi:10.7717/peerj.2769. PMC 5183090. PMID 28028461.
  5. ↑ "Muhtarophis barani OLGUN, AVCI, ILGAZ, ÜZÜM & YILMAZ, 2007". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhynchocalamus barani, p. 16).
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