Muhtarophis
| Muhtarophis barani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Muhtarophis Avcý et al., 2015 |
| Species: | M. barani
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| Binomial name | |
| Muhtarophis barani (Olgun, Avcý, Ilgaz, Üzüm & Yýlmaz, 2007)
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Muhtarophis barani is a species of snake in the monotypic genus Muhtarophis in the subfamily Colubrinae.[2] The species is endemic to the Amanos Mountains of Turkey, and was discovered in 2007.[3][4]
Etymology
The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist Prof. Dr. İbrahim Baran of the Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir.[5][6]
Description
M. barani has 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, and 163–173 ventral scales. The head is oblique-shaped anteriorly. There is a distinctive black blotch under the eye, running into a narrow stripe.
Reproduction
M. barani is oviparous.
References
- ^ Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu. 2018. Muhtarophis barani (amended version of 2009 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T164762A122877031. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T164762A122877031.en. Downloaded on 08 October 2018.
- ^ "Amanos Dwarf Snake". AdaMerOs Herptil Türkiye. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Molecular Phylogeny and Micro CT-Scanning Revealed Extreme Cryptic Biodiversity in Kukri Snake, A New Genus for Rhynchocalamus barani (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Novataxa. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Tamar, K; Šmíd, J; Göçmen, B; Meiri, S; Carranza, S (2016). "An integrative systematic revision and biogeography of Rhynchocalamus snakes (Reptilia, Colubridae) with a description of a new species from Israel". PeerJ. 4: e2769. doi:10.7717/peerj.2769. PMC 5183090. PMID 28028461.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "Muhtarophis barani OLGUN, AVCI, ILGAZ, ÜZÜM & YILMAZ, 2007". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhynchocalamus barani, p. 16).