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Pristurus carteri or rupestris?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:40 am
by Igor Maiorano
I took this pictures in Wadi Hanna, close to Salalah, Oman.
What do you think about the id?
Thank you very much
Igor

Re: Pristurus carteri or rupestris?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:03 am
by Mario Schweiger
I think it is carteri, due to the stout body.
and full with mites :(

Re: Pristurus carteri or rupestris?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:22 pm
by Gerald Ochsenhofer
It is definitely a specimen of former Pristurus rupestris.
P. carteri has a different snout and i would also say different body proportions.

According to this paper from 2014 [1] P. rupestris from southern Oman belong to a new species, but without a name, I don't know if they found out more recently.



[1] https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... _rupestris

Re: Pristurus carteri or rupestris?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:02 pm
by Igor Maiorano
Thank you very much, Gerald and Mario!
Igor

Re: Pristurus carteri or rupestris?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:29 pm
by Thomas Bader
This looks like Pristurus sp1, formerly the southern form of rupestris. We also found some big headed specimens near a fishermen village in the Dhofar. I don't know, if this form already got a name.
P. Carteri lives exclusivly on sand while the rupestris group inhabits boulders lkke on this picture

Br
Thomas

Re: Pristurus carteri or rupestris?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:56 pm
by Igor Maiorano
Thank you Thomas
Igor