Snakes of Sudan: New Locality Records and an Update

Authors

  • Mohammed A. A. Abdelhameed Natural History Museum, University of Kordofan, Sudan.
  • Ismail E. Ahmed Wildlife Life Research Center, Khartoum North, Sudan.
  • Zuheir N. Mahmoud Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ibs/v4/161

Keywords:

Snakes, new records, update, Sudan

Abstract

Snakes of Sudan comprise 77 species, 36 genera and 12 families. Tricheilostomadissimilis and Telescopusgezirae (2.3%) are endemic and Myriopholismacrohyncha, Caususresimus, T. dissimilis, Eirenis africanus, Elapsoidealaticincta, Psammophissudanensisand T. geziraeare type locality (9.1%). The study added 36 new locality records and confirmed 33 collection sites. Eleven species are poisonous to man. The affinities of snakes of Sudan with the neighboring countries were quantified. Python regius and Python sebae are near threatened while the rest are at least concern. Poaching in the skin of Python spp. justifies their conservation.

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Published

2024-05-04

How to Cite

Mohammed A. A. Abdelhameed, Ismail E. Ahmed, & Zuheir N. Mahmoud. (2024). Snakes of Sudan: New Locality Records and an Update. Innovations in Biological Science Vol. 4, 88–104. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ibs/v4/161

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Innovations in Biological Science Vol. 4

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