Diplometopon Nikolski, 1907: 276

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Diplometopon Nikolski, 1907: 276 . Type species: Diplometopon zarudnyi , by monotypy.

See discussion in Gans (1960: 178).

Diplometopon zarudnyi Nikolski

Diplometopon zarudnyi Nikolski, 1907: 277 . TYPE LOCALITY: Nasrie in Arabistano ,... in Persia australo­occidentali’’ = Nasrie in southwestern Iran on the Karun River. Holotype: ZIL 10341.

Pachycamalus zaroudnyi G. Boulenger, 1920: 352. Emendation: Collector’s name spelled ‘‘Zaroudny’’ in title of Nikolski’s paper.

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans (1960: 178). See also Al­Badry and Al­Sidirawi (1976, blood), Al­Ghandoor (1992, reproduction), Al­Johany (1999, metabolism), Al­Nassar (1976, osteology, gut histology), Al­Sadoon (1986, metabolism; 1988, distribution), Al­ Sadoon et al. (1991, ecology), Al­Thani and El­Sherif (1996, digestive tract histology), Al­Yousif and Al­Shawa (1998, parasites), Anderson (1963, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1979, distribution), Arnold (1984a, hemipenes), Branch (1980, chromosomes), Cloudsley­ Thompson (1979, physiology), El­Assy and Al­Nassar (1976, anatomy), Gallagher (1971, distribution), Gans (1971c, list), Gans and Wever (1975, anatomy), Gasperetti (1967, distribution), Haas and Werner (1969, distribution), Hellyer (1994), Henson (1974, anatomy), Khalaf (1960, distribution), Lanza (1983, distribution), Leviton and Anderson (1967, distribution), Mahdi and Georg (1969, distribution), Mertens (1959, 1960, general), Miller (1966a, anatomy), Niazi (1979, ecology), Tuck (1971, list), and Yousif and Al­ Shawa (1998, parasites).

RANGE: Extreme western Iran, southern Iraq, Kuwait, the northern half of Saudi Arabia, Trucial Oman.

Genus Pachycalamus Günther

Pachycalamus C.A.L.G. Günther, 1881: 462 . Type species: Pachycalamus brevis , by monotypy.

See discussion in Gans (1960: 178).

Pachycalamus brevis Günther Pachycalamus brevis C.A.L.G. Günther, 1881: 462 . TYPE LOCALITY: Socotra Island. Syntypes: BMNH 81.3.5.6.:RR 1946.8.31 –81.3.5.11: RR1946.8–31.73, 1934.12.10.1:RR1946.8.31.78– 1934.12.10.4:RR1946.8.31.81 (possibly NMW 16681 as well).

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Loveridge (1941: 364), Gans (1960: 178). See also Boulenger (1903, 1920, distribution), Gans (1971c, list), Joger (2000), Kennedy (1937, distribution), and Peters (1882a).

RANGE: Socotra Island, Indian Ocean.

Genus Trogonophis Kaup

Trogonophis Kaup, 1830: 880 . Type species: Trogonophis wiegmanni , by monotypy.

Trogonophis Gray, 1844: 68 . Lapsus , hence not available (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 1961, art. 33b).

See discussion in Gans (1960: 178).

Trogonophis elegans ( Gervais) Amphisbaena elegans Gervais, 1835: 113 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘ Alger et à Tanger’ ’; restricted to Tangier (Gans and Pasteur, 1962: 10). Lectotype: MHNP A3083 from Tangier. Lectoparatypes: Apparently lost (cf. Gans and Pasteur, 1962).

Trogonophis wiegmanni maroccana Werner, 1931b: 280 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘Chella, Rabat, Marokko’’. Holotype: MCZ 29668. Paratypes: MCZ 29669 (Djebel Taghat, Fez). MCZ 29670 ( Agadir, Morocco).

DISCUSSION OF FORMS: See under the nominate race.

RANGE: Western Morocco to the Souss.

Trogonophis wiegmanni Kaup

Trogonophis wiegmanni Kaup, 1830: 880 . TYPE LOCALITY: Unknown; restricted to ‘‘Algérie’’

( Pasteur and Bons, 1960: 79). Syntypes: ‘‘Zool.

Inst. Giessen’’ (Kaup, 1831); destroyed (W.J.

Schmidt, in litt.).

DISCUSSION OF FORMS: Loveridge (1941: 360), Gans (1960: 178). Pasteur and Bons (1960: 79) commented on the status of races. See also Anderson (1892, distribution), Angel and Rochon­Duvigneaud (1942b, anatomy), Baker (1987, parasites), Barbier (1906, list), Bellairs (1950, anatomy), Bellairs and Boyd (1947, anatomy), Blackburn (1985, biology), Boettger (1881, 1883, 1885a, distribution), Böhme (1970, general), Bons and Girot (1962, identification), Bons and Saint Girons (1963, biology), Boulenger (1891c, 1905a, distribution), Burlet (1934, anatomy), Busack (1976, list), Capula (1989, identification), Chabanaud (1916, distribution), Doumergue (1900, distribution), Dufaure and Saint Girons (1984, anatomy), Fischer (1889), Flower (1925, longevity), Fürbringer (1870, 1900, anatomy), Gabe and Saint Girons (1971, 1972, 1976 anatomy), Gabe et al (1964), Gans and Pasteur (1962, distribution), Gatten and McClung (1981, behavior), Gervais (1848b, distribution; 1853, anatomy), Guibé (1954, list), Hediger (1937a, 1937b, distribution), Jacobshagen (1920, anatomy), Kaup (1830), Lakjer (1927, anatomy), Le Cerf (1909), Makino (1951, chromosomes), Matthey (1931, 1932a, 1932c, 1951b, chromosomes), Mertens (1915), Olivier (1894, 1896, distribution), Pellegrin (1912a, distribution), Pratt (1948, anatomy), Rathke (1853), Remane (1936, anatomy), Richter (1933, anatomy), Rieppel (1979, 1988a, 1996, 1971, anatomy), Rochon­Duvigneaud (1954, anatomy), Saint Girons (1953, 1961, 1972, 1989, anatomy), Saint Girons and Joly (1975, anatomy), Schleich et al. (1996, identification), Smalian (1884a, anatomy), Stemmler (1970, distribution), Verrier (1932, 1933, anatomy), Versluys (1912, anatomy), Werner (1929a, 1931b), Woerdeman (1921b), Zangerl (1944, 1945, anatomy), and Zulueta (1909, distribution).

RANGE: Eastern Morocco, northern Algeria, western Tunisia (specimens in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Genoa and the Zoologische Staatssammlung, Munich).