Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. VI. the snake fauna of Turaif region

Joint Authors

Paray, Bilal Ahmad
al-Utaybi, Hamad
al-Sadun, Muhammad K.

Source

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Issue

Vol. 24, Issue 4 (31 May. 2017), pp.925-928, 4 p.

Publisher

Saudi Biological Society

Publication Date

2017-05-31

Country of Publication

Saudi Arabia

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Zoology

Topics

Abstract EN

A collection of snakes in Turaif region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an area that has been poorly documented for reptiles, consists of 28 specimens representing 11 species belonging to 4 families (Colubridae, Elapidae, Viperidae and Atractaspididae).

This study presents the first comprehensive inventory of the herpetofauna of the Turaif province of Saudi Arabia.

Co-ordinates: Latitude, longitude and altitude, of the collected specimens were mapped using GPS.

Three of the snake species Lytorhynchus diadema, Pseudocerastes fieldi and Walterinnesia morgani reported by the authors in the present survey proved to be new records for Turaif region of Saudi Arabia.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Sadun, Muhammad K.& Paray, Bilal Ahmad& al-Utaybi, Hamad. 2017. Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. VI. the snake fauna of Turaif region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 24, no. 4, pp.925-928.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-782337

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Sadun, Muhammad K.…[et al.]. Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. VI. the snake fauna of Turaif region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 24, no. 4 (May. 2017), pp.925-928.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-782337

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Sadun, Muhammad K.& Paray, Bilal Ahmad& al-Utaybi, Hamad. Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. VI. the snake fauna of Turaif region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2017. Vol. 24, no. 4, pp.925-928.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-782337

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 928

Record ID

BIM-782337