Latest Articles from Herpetozoa Latest 2 Articles from Herpetozoa https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:58:49 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Herpetozoa https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/ First record of the Diadem Snake, Spalerosophis diadema (Squamata, Colubridae) for Lebanon https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/78714/ Herpetozoa 35: 77-80

DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e78714

Authors: Rami Khashab, Daniel Jablonski

Abstract: We report the first record of the Diadem Snake, Spalerosophis diadema cliffordii (Schlegel, 1837) for Lebanon, based on an adult male found in the semi-desert area of the Beqaa Valley. This record increases the number of species of reptiles for Lebanon to 52, with the family Colubridae now comprising 17. The record also highlights the Beqaa Valley as a promising, but currently insufficiently investigated area for further herpetological research due to its biogeographic connection to the large semi-desert and desert areas of Syria.

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The Caucasian Toad, Bufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814) in the Levant: evidence from mitochondrial DNA https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/37560/ Herpetozoa 32: 255-258

DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e37560

Authors: Daniel Jablonski, Riyad A. Sadek

Abstract: We present the first molecular analysis of the Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) complex population in the Levant. This complex contains four species distributed through the Western Palearctic. Based on the analysis of the widely used mitochondrial marker 16S rRNA, populations from the Levant belong to B. verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814) and have a close affiliation to populations from the Transcaucasian region rather than southern Turkey. Such identified relationships may imply past rapid colonisation from north to south and support the need for further research.

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