COL·V7JF8speciesThe Nature Library · Catalogue of Life, 2026
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Hajar Cliff Racer
Platyceps hajarensis Schätti, Tillack, Stutz & Kucharzewski, 2024
This species is in the Catalogue of Life but not yet in the 2023 GBIF backbone or on iNaturalist: most likely it was described, or split from another species, very recently. What is known so far is below.
- Recorded from
- Oman
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Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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References
- Velenská, D., D. Jablonski, S. Carranza, et al. (2026). Evolutionary History of Platyceps Racers Reveals South Asian Origin and Recurrent Westward Dispersals. Journal of Biogeography 53, No. 2: E70169.
- Schätti, B., Tillack, F., Stutz, A., & Kucharzewski, C. (2024). Three new cliff racer species from the Sultanate of Oman (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae) and zoogeographic traits of its herpetofauna. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 131(2), 451-486.
From the Catalogue of Life (catalogueoflife.org), compiled from its specialist databases; CC BY 4.0. This name in the Catalogue of Life.