Platyceps largeni (Schätti , 2001) — sixth specimen and a distribution extension

Erez Maza; Anat Feldman; Lev Fishelson; Shai Meiri

doi:https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1517

Platyceps largeni (Schätti , 2001) — sixth specimen and a distribution extension

Erez Maza, Anat Feldman, Lev Fishelson, Shai Meiri

School of Zoology

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

We describe the finding, in a museum jar, of the sixth known specimen of the Eritrean snake Platyceps largeni (Scätti, 2001) (synonym, Coluber largeni). The specimen is from Museri Island, Dahlak Archipelago in the Red Sea. This record is the first one for this island and it represents a ca. 50 km range extension of this species, hitherto known from five specimens in a tight cluster of three other islands. This find verifies Schätti’s (2001) prediction that the species might be found in the nearby archipelago islands.

Original language	English
Article number	1517
Journal	Check List
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1517
State	Published - 2015

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Dahlak Archipelago
Eritrea
Tel Aviv University Zoological Museum

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology

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