Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray, 1834)
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https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e172180 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17805084 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A218E8EA-8F28-5419-A8C0-0820A3C520E7 |
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Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray, 1834) |
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Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray, 1834) View in CoL
Observed.
Tarout Island – Al Jmaan Farm, 22 August 2024. Tarout Island – Al Tauos Farm, 15 November 2024.
Remarks.
The distribution of Hardwicke’s Rat Snake is confined to eastern Arabia, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman ( Gasperetti 1988). This species is common in the Eastern Province, with several records from Al Jubail to Al Hassa ( Haas 1957, 1961; Gasperetti 1988; Martens 1996; Al-Sadoon 2010; Aloufi et al. 2023).
In the islands of the Arabian Gulf, this species was reported from Sir Bani Yas Island in the UAE ( Soorae 2004; Bourquin 2011).
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