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Lytorhynchus
''Lytorhynchus'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Lytorhynchus'' are found from North Africa, eastward through the Middle East, to Pakistan and western India. Species Seven species are recognized as being valid. * '' Lytorhynchus diadema'' ( A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – awl-headed snake, crowned leafnose snake, diademed sand snake * '' Lytorhynchus gaddi'' Nikolsky, 1907 * '' Lytorhynchus gasperetti'' Leviton, 1977 – Leviton's leafnose snake * '' Lytorhynchus kennedyi'' Schmidt, 1939 – Kennedy's leafnose snake * '' Lytorhynchus maynardi'' Alcock & Finn, 1897 – Maynard's longnose sand snake * '' Lytorhynchus paradoxus'' ( Günther, 1875) – Sindh awl-headed snake * '' Lytorhynchus ridgewayi'' Boulenger, 1887 – Derafshi snake ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus
''Lytorhynchus'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Lytorhynchus'' are found from North Africa, eastward through the Middle East, to Pakistan and western India. Species Seven species are recognized as being valid. * '' Lytorhynchus diadema'' ( A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – awl-headed snake, crowned leafnose snake, diademed sand snake * '' Lytorhynchus gaddi'' Nikolsky, 1907 * '' Lytorhynchus gasperetti'' Leviton, 1977 – Leviton's leafnose snake * '' Lytorhynchus kennedyi'' Schmidt, 1939 – Kennedy's leafnose snake * '' Lytorhynchus maynardi'' Alcock & Finn, 1897 – Maynard's longnose sand snake * '' Lytorhynchus paradoxus'' ( Günther, 1875) – Sindh awl-headed snake * '' Lytorhynchus ridgewayi'' Boulenger, 1887 – Derafshi snake ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus Paradoxus
''Lytorhynchus paradoxus'', commonly known as the Sindh awl-headed snake and the Sind longnose sand snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the desert areas of Pakistan and India (Rajasthan). Description The snout of ''L. paradoxus'' is long and acutely pointed. The rostral has a lateral cleft. The suture between the internasals is shorter than that between the prefrontals and shorter than the upper part of the rostral. The frontal is nearly as long as its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals. The supraocular is narrow. There are three preoculars and two postoculars. The temporals are arranged 2+2 or 2+3. There are 8 upper labials, the fifth entering the eye. There are 4 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin shields. The anterior chin shields are shorter but much broader than the posterior chin shields. The dorsal scales are in 19 rows at midbody. The ventrals are slightly angulate laterally, and num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus Gasperetti
''Lytorhynchus gasperetti'', also known commonly as Leviton's awl-headed snake and Leviton's leafnose snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Saudi Arabia. Eymology The specific name, ''gasperetti'', is in honor of the collector of the holotype, John Gasperetti, who was an American surveyor, engineer, and herpetologist. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lytorhynchus gasperetti'', p. 98). Geographic range ''L. gasperetti'' is found in southwestern Saudi Arabia, at altitudes from sea level to . Description ''L. gasperetti'' has its dorsal scales arranged in 19 rows at midbody, decreasing to 15 rows posteriorly (one head length anterior to the cloaca). The average number of ventral scales is 165 for females, and 157 for males. Behavior ''L. gasperetti'' is terrestrial and nocturnal. Diet ''L. gasperetti'' preys upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus Ridgewayi
''Lytorhynchus ridgewayi'', the Derafshi snake, is a species of snake found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ... . References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3017013 Lytorhynchus Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Reptiles of Pakistan Reptiles of Afghanistan Reptiles of Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus Diadema
''Lytorhynchus diadema'', the crowned leafnose snake, diademed sand snake, or awl-headed snake, is a non-venomous snake found in Middle East, North Africa & West Asia. Description ''Lytorhynchus diadema'' adults range from 30-51 cm in length. Pale buff or cream color above, with a series of 13 – 18 large transversely rhomboidal dark spots; a dark median band along the head and nape, sometimes confluent with an interocular transverse band; an oblique dark band from the eye to the angle of the mouth; lower parts uniform white. Distribution Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Mauritania, West Sahara. This species is found in sandy desert, semi-desert, sandy coastal areas, areas of high grassland plateaus (especially those close to rocky areas), and clay plateaus with rocks. This species digs, but is not considered fossorial In Arabia it appears to occur in a wide range of dry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus Maynardi
''Lytorhynchus maynardi'', Maynard's longnose sand snake, is a species of snake found in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. The species is fossorial A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees. Prehistoric eviden ... and in Iran occurs in sand dune habitats at altitudes around 500 m. The species' type locality is in southern Afghanistan at an elevation of 1310 m. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3269819 Lytorhynchus Reptiles described in 1897 Taxa named by Alfred William Alcock Taxa named by Frank Finn Reptiles of Pakistan Reptiles of Afghanistan Reptiles of Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus Kennedyi
Lytorhynchus kennedyi or (also known as Kennedy's leafnose snake) is a non-venomous snake found in Middle East. Description ''Lytorhynchus kennedyi'' or (''Lytorhynchus diadema kennedyi''), adults range from 30-51 cm in length. Bright orange to reddish, with dark transverse on the body and the tail. Distribution Syria, Jordan, probably in SW Iraq (Type locality: Syria, between Horns and Palmyra). This species is found in sandy desert, semi-desert, sandy coastal areas, areas of high grassland plateaus (especially those close to rocky areas), and clay plateaus with rocks. This species digs, but is not considered fossorial In Arabia it appears to occur in a wide range of dry habitats. Feed Feeds mainly on lizards but will eat large arthropods and insects and young rodents. Reproduction Oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytorhynchus Gaddi
''Lytorhynchus gaddi'' is a species of snake found in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2998808 Lytorhynchus Reptiles described in 1907 Reptiles of Iraq Reptiles of Iran Taxa named by Alexander Nikolsky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Genera
List of reptile genera lists the vertebrate class of reptiles by living genus, spanning two subclasses. Subclass Anapsida Order Testudinata (turtles) Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. Suborder Pleurodira * Superfamily Cheloides ** Family Chelidae *** Genus ''Acanthochelys'' *** Genus ''Chelodina'' *** Genus '' Chelus'' - mata mata *** Genus ''Elseya'' *** Genus '' Elusor'' - Mary River turtle *** Genus ''Emydura'' *** Genus '' Flaviemys'' - Manning River snapping turtle *** Genus ''Hydromedusa'' *** Genus ''Mesoclemmys'' *** Genus '' Myuchelys'' *** Genus ''Phrynops'' *** Genus ''Platemys'' - twist-necked turtle *** Genus ''Pseudemydura'' - western swamp turtle *** Genus '' Ranacephala'' - Hoge's side-necked turtle *** Genus ''Rheodytes'' *** Genus ''Rhinemys'' - red side-necked turtle * Superfamily Pelomedusoides ** Family Pelomedusidae *** Genus ''Pelomedusa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica. Description While most colubrids are not venomous (or have venom that is not known to be harmful to humans) and are mostly harmless, a few groups, such as genus ''Boiga'', can produce medically significant injuries. In addition, the boomslang, the twig snakes, and the Asian genus ''Rhabdophis'' have caused human fatalities. Some colubrids are described as opisthoglyphous (often called "rear-fanged"), meaning they have elongated, grooved teeth located in the back of their upper jaws. It is likely that opisthoglyphous dentition evolved many times in the history of snakes and is an evolutionary precursor to the fangs of vipers and elapids, which are located in the front of the mouth. Classification In the pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred William Alcock
Alfred William Alcock (23 June 1859 in Bombay – 24 March 1933 in Belvedere, Kent) was a British physician, naturalist, and carcinologist. Early life and education Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath. His mother was a daughter of Christopher Puddicombe, the only son of a Devon squire. Alcock studied at Mill Hill School, at Blackheath Proprietary School and at Westminster School. In 1876 his father faced financial losses and he was taken out of school and sent to India in the Wynaad district. Here he was taken care of by relatives engaged in coffee-planting. As a boy of 17 he spent time in the jungles of Malabar. Career Coffee-planting in Wynaad declined and Alcock obtained a post at a commission agent's office in Calcutta. This office closed soon, and he worked from 1878 to 1880 in Purulia as an agent recruiting unskilled labourers for the Assam tea gardens. While here an acquaintance, Duncan Cameron, le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
