Project 2813: T. MAZUCH, J. ŠMÍD, T. PRICE, P. FRÝDLOVÁ, A. I. AWALE, H. S. ELMI, D. FRYNTA. 2018. New records of one of the least known snakes, Telescopus pulcher (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa. 4462 (4):483.
Abstract
Telescopus pulcher is an enigmatic colubrid snake only known from the holotype and paratype specimens described from 'Migiurtinia' in Puntland (Somalia) in 1935.Herein we record the third and fourth-ever known specimens of this species from the Toon village, Wooqooyi Galbeed Region, and 15 km southeast of Sheikh, Saahil Region, Somaliland. The species is endemic to Somaliland and adjoining parts of Ethiopia and Puntland. Data on morphology and natural history, as well as the first life photographs are provided. We also provide a detailed description of the paratype. The coloration of the species resembles that of the vipers of the genus Echis and we hypothetise that T. pulcher mimics these common and sympatric vipers in the Horn of Africa.
Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.4.2
Project DOI: 10.7934/P2813, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P2813
This project contains |
---|
Download Project SDD File ![]() |
Currently Viewing:
MorphoBank Project 2813
MorphoBank Project 2813
- Creation Date:
20 January 2018 - Publication Date:
10 September 2018 - Project views: 21650
- Media downloads: 4
Authors' Institutions
- Charles University in Prague
- National Museum in Prague
- Hargeisa University
- Candlelight for Environment, Education & Health (CEEH)
- Amoud University
- National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic
Members
member name | taxa ![]() |
specimens ![]() |
media ![]() | media notes |
Tomáš Mazuch Project Administrator Last logged in 09/10/18 | 6 | 12 | 197 | 3 |
Jiri Smid Full membership ![]() Last logged in 09/10/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project has no matrices defined.
Project views 
type | number of views | Individual items viewed (where applicable) |
Total project views | 21650 | |
Project overview | 705 | |
Media views | 17616 | Media search (983 views); M470272 (66 views); M470098 (134 views); M470110 (125 views); M470111 (123 views); M470112 (134 views); M470113 (122 views); M470114 (128 views); M470115 (129 views); M470116 (118 views); M470117 (121 views); M470118 (123 views); M470119 (117 views); M470120 (126 views); M470121 (123 views); M470122 (113 views); M470123 (123 views); M470125 (118 views); M470126 (129 views); M470127 (131 views); M470128 (128 views); M470129 (137 views); M470130 (123 views); M470131 (115 views); M470132 (124 views); M470133 (117 views); M470134 (120 views); M470135 (123 views); M470136 (120 views); M470137 (127 views); M470138 (115 views); M470139 (114 views); M470140 (96 views); M470141 (96 views); M470142 (96 views); M470143 (91 views); M470144 (103 views); M470145 (96 views); M470146 (88 views); M470147 (87 views); M470148 (87 views); M470149 (90 views); M470150 (88 views); M470151 (88 views); M470152 (99 views); M470153 (90 views); M470154 (89 views); M470155 (90 views); M470156 (88 views); M470157 (93 views); M470158 (86 views); M470159 (89 views); M470160 (92 views); M470161 (91 views); M470162 (89 views); M470163 (88 views); M470164 (87 views); M470165 (87 views); M470166 (92 views); M470167 (89 views); M470168 (90 views); M470169 (92 views); M470170 (95 views); M470171 (91 views); M470172 (88 views); M470173 (92 views); M470174 (91 views); M470175 (90 views); M470176 (93 views); M470177 (94 views); M470178 (98 views); M470179 (88 views); M470180 (99 views); M470181 (92 views); M470182 (92 views); M470183 (90 views); M470184 (91 views); M470185 (95 views); M470186 (91 views); M470187 (96 views); M470188 (85 views); M470189 (92 views); M470190 (87 views); M470191 (89 views); M470192 (100 views); M470193 (98 views); M470194 (96 views); M470195 (92 views); M470196 (89 views); M470197 (88 views); M470097 (141 views); M470099 (126 views); M470100 (129 views); M470101 (141 views); M470102 (124 views); M470103 (120 views); M470104 (122 views); M470105 (125 views); M470106 (118 views); M470107 (127 views); M470108 (120 views); M470109 (123 views); M470198 (62 views); M470199 (64 views); M470200 (63 views); M470201 (63 views); M470202 (64 views); M470203 (61 views); M470204 (62 views); M470205 (62 views); M470206 (65 views); M470207 (59 views); M470208 (60 views); M470209 (60 views); M470210 (60 views); M470211 (59 views); M470212 (61 views); M470213 (63 views); M470214 (61 views); M470215 (60 views); M470216 (59 views); M470217 (63 views); M470218 (60 views); M470219 (61 views); M470220 (61 views); M470221 (61 views); M470222 (61 views); M470223 (64 views); M470224 (61 views); M470225 (60 views); M470226 (55 views); M470227 (64 views); M470228 (61 views); M470229 (70 views); M470230 (63 views); M470231 (64 views); M470232 (60 views); M470233 (62 views); M470234 (64 views); M470235 (60 views); M470236 (63 views); M470237 (60 views); M470238 (61 views); M470239 (60 views); M470240 (61 views); M470241 (60 views); M470242 (66 views); M470243 (62 views); M470244 (61 views); M470245 (59 views); M470246 (62 views); M470247 (63 views); M470248 (61 views); M470249 (59 views); M470250 (61 views); M470251 (59 views); M470252 (62 views); M470253 (66 views); M470254 (63 views); M470255 (64 views); M470256 (61 views); M470257 (62 views); M470258 (61 views); M470259 (64 views); M470260 (56 views); M470261 (66 views); M470262 (62 views); M470263 (60 views); M470264 (60 views); M470265 (63 views); M470266 (62 views); M470267 (61 views); M470268 (61 views); M470269 (60 views); M470270 (61 views); M470271 (62 views); M470273 (61 views); M470274 (64 views); M470275 (61 views); M470276 (60 views); M470277 (62 views); M470278 (63 views); M470279 (63 views); M470280 (62 views); M470281 (61 views); M470282 (61 views); M470283 (61 views); M470284 (63 views); M470285 (60 views); M470286 (61 views); M470287 (61 views); M470288 (64 views); M470289 (65 views); M470290 (64 views); M470291 (63 views); M584727 (60 views); M584728 (121 views); M584732 (123 views); |
Taxon list | 376 | |
Specimen list | 1667 | |
Views for media list | 1044 | |
Bibliography | 241 | |
Documents list | 1 |
Project downloads 
type | number of downloads | Individual items downloaded (where applicable) |
Total downloads from project | 85 | |
Project downloads | 81 | |
Media downloads | 4 | M470135 (1 download); M470115 (2 downloads); M470097 (1 download); |