Oman Part 3 Snakes

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Re: Oman Part 3 Snakes

Postby Tomas Klacek » Thu May 09, 2013 8:09 pm

Great findings and shots, thanks for sharing! Love those whip snakes and Echis of course :)
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Re: Oman Part 3 Snakes

Postby Martti Niskanen » Thu May 09, 2013 10:01 pm

Wow! What a post.
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Re: Oman Part 3 Snakes

Postby Jürgen Gebhart » Sat May 11, 2013 3:01 pm

Mario Schweiger wrote:all parts together - very nice findings and good pictures - congrats ;)

I think your glossy black snake is Rhynchocalamus arabicus:
Arangement and size of head shields.
Reduction of dorsal scales from high within the lenghts of a few ventrals to low numbers.
See description of species:
http://vipersgarden.at/PDF_files/PDF-4357.pdf

Mario


Mario if this snake is a R. arabicus than it will be a big Sensation, first found for Oman, second found ever!
And the distance between both localities are around 1.600 km!!
And of course the first pictured individual!
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Re: Oman Part 3 Snakes

Postby Daniel Kane » Sun May 12, 2013 8:13 pm

Jürgen Gebhart wrote: if this snake is a R. arabicus


Then huge congratulations!
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