MCZ Herpetology R-156715

Platyceps masirae

Paratype of Platyceps masirae

Date Collected:

1977-03-28

Asia: Oman | Arabia,Sultamate of Oman Masirah Id,Surf Beach,20m. above high tide in rocks,loose sand

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-156715 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Platyceps masirae
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Common Name(s): Masirah Cliff Racer
Determined As: Platyceps masirae
Determiner: Beat Schätti on 2024-12-05
Nature of ID: type ID
Previous Identifications
Coluber rhodorachis rhodorachis
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determiner: BS
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: BS/1996
Coluber rhodorhachis
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determiner: BS
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: BS/1996
Platyceps rhodorachis rhodorachis (Jan In Filippi, 1865) linked data icon
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determined As: Platyceps rhodorachis rhodorachis (Jan In Filippi, 1865)
Determiner: Stevie Kennedy-GoldORCID iD icon on 2024-12-05
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy

  • collector number: Gallagher 5047
  • muse location number: ZR156715

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data], Method: MCZ 2008-12-03
snout-vent length 800 mm By: Beat Schätti, Method: noted in Schatti et al. 2024 2024-12-05
subcaudals 110 By: Beat Schätti, Method: noted in Schatti et al. 2024 2024-12-05
Remarks: tail damaged
tail length 263 mm By: Beat Schätti, Method: noted in Schatti et al. 2024 2024-12-05
Remarks: tail damaged
total length 1063 mm By: Beat Schätti, Method: noted in Schatti et al. 2024 2024-12-05
Remarks: tail damaged

  • None

  • From Schatti et al: Presubocular absent.

  • None

  • Continent:
  • Asia
  • Country:
  • Oman
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000131 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Arabia,Sultamate of Oman Masirah Id,Surf Beach,20m. above high tide in rocks,loose sand
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Arabia:Sultamate of Oman;Masirah,Surf Beach,20m above high tide
  • Georeference:
  • 20.4201560°, 58.7893680° (Error radius: 37390m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2021-05-26 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1977-03-28
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 28/3/1977-28/3/1977
  • Collector:
  • Michael D. Gallagher

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-156701; R-156702; R-156703; R-156704; R-156705; R-156706; R-156707; R-156708; R-156709; R-156710; R-156711; R-156712; R-156713; R-156714; R-156715; R-156716; R-156717; R-156718; R-156719; R-156720; R-156721; R-156722; R-156723; R-156724; R-156725; R-156726; R-156727; R-156728; R-156729; R-156730; R-156731; R-156732; R-156733; R-156734; R-156735; R-156736; R-156737; R-156738; R-156739; R-156740; R-156741; R-156742; R-156743; R-156744; R-156745; R-156746; R-156747; R-156748; R-156749; R-156750 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 152951-162350, pg.76;

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Ledger Entry for: 50 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-156701 Anolis distichus to MCZ:Herp:...

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