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Hoogstraal's catsnake
Telescopus hoogstraali
Telescopus hoogstraali, common names of which include Hoogstraal's cat snake and the Sinai cat snake, is an endangered species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Middle East.
From the article Telescopus hoogstraali on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
T. hoogstraali has a black-coloured neck and head. Its eyes are small with vertical, cat-like pupils. The snake's underbelly is grey and is covered with black spots.
Range & habitat
T. hoogstraali is found around the Sinai region, in Egypt and Israel, as well as Jordan. In Egypt, it is found in Santa Catarina and Gebel Maghara of northern Sinai Peninsula, while in Israel it can be found only in Negev Desert. It is also known from one city in Jordan, Petra.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, hoogstraali, is in honor of American entomologist and parasitologist Harry Hoogstraal.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Telescopus hoogstraali in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28453.