Rhagerhis moilensis, , Sindaco, Venchi, and Grieco, 2013

Bauer, Aaron M., DeBoer, Jonathan C. & Taylor, Dylan J., 2017, Atlas of the Reptiles of Libya, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 64 (8), pp. 155-318 : 257-258

Rhagerhis moilensis ( Reuss, 1834:142, pl. 7, fig. 1a–1b)

1834 Coluber moilensis Reuss, Zoologische Miscellen. Reptilien. Ophidier. Museum Senckenbergianum 1:127–162, pls. 7–9.

HOLOTYPE.— SMF 20017 (formerly SMF-R III.R.1.a and SMF-B-9143c) fide Boettger (1898) and Mertens (1922, 1967), “Arabien, Gegend von Moilah” [Arabia, vicinity of Al Muwaylah, Al Muqata’ah Ash Shamaliyah Province, Saudi Arabia].

Malpolon moilensis, Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963:511 .

Malpolon moïlensis, Le Berre 1989:278 .

Malpolon moilensis, Schleich, Kästle, and Kabisch 1996:499 .

Rhagerhis moilensis, Sindaco, Venchi, and Grieco 2013:171 .

DISTRIBUTION.— Widely distributed across North Africa from Mauritania to Morocco and across the continent to the east from

Sinai to Sudan and Eritrea. In Asia from Israel to Syria to western Iran and throughout the

Arabian Peninsula. Distributed widely across

Libya.

Libyan Records (Map 61): TRIPOLITA-

NIA: TRIPOLI: 39: FMNH 82961–63. 45: Wern-

er 1909; Ghigi 1913. MISRATAH: 73: ZSM

159/1983. 88: MCSN 4211. JABAL AL GHARBI:

141: SK 1481; Kramer and Schnurrenberger

1963. SIRTE: 185: MCSN 2797; Kramer and

Schnurrenberger 1963. 195: MCSN 2792.

“ Tripolitania ”: Anderson 1898; Zavattari

1934; Scortecci 1939. “ 360 km S. of Tripoli ”:

BMNH 1987.2200. FEZZAN: JUFRA: 214: MAP 61. Distribution of Rhagerhis moilensis in Libya. MSNG 29517. 220: MCSN 2790; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 229: SK 1897–98; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. SABHA: 289: SK 1445; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. MURZUQ: 296: ZCT 2005.30; Ibrahim 2008a. CYRENAICA: BENGHAZI: 367: CAS 135739. 377: SK 48; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 378: SK 381, 571, 752. 379: Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1958. MARJ: 385: Werner 1909. JABAL AL AKHDAR: 423: CM 91594. DARNAH: 475: ANSP 28051. 477: NHMC 80.3.23.2. BUTNAN: 508: NHMC 80.3.23.1. 512: ZSM 158/1983. AL WAHAT: 536: SK 329; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 544: SMF 62312. 547: SK 66–67; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1958, 1963. 548: AMNH R109610; SK 977–78; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 549: SK 401–04; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 562: MSNG 31586; Vinciguerra 1931; Zavattari 1934; Scortecci 1939. KUFRAH: 575: Peters 1880, 1881; Werner 1909; Ghigi 1913, Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934; Scortecci 1939. LIBYA: NHMW-25664.

COMMENTS.— Böhme and de Pury (2011) discussed the allocation of this species to different genera and presented evidence for its inclusion in Rhagerhis . Most recently, however, Figueroa et al. (2016) presented evidence that R. moilensis was nested within Malpolon and transferred the species back to this genus. Pending further study we here retain it in Rhagerhis .

UCN Threat Status: Not assessed, but assumed to be Least Concern.