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Muroub : 70: Scortecci 1938, 1939. Misratah : 83: MSNM [no specific number given]; SK 2777; 
Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 
Comments. — Recent molecular work on N. maura has shown multiple independent migra¬ 
tions from Europe into northern Africa (Barata et al. 2007). The status of this species in Libya is 
poorly known and confirmation of its distribution and conservation status should be priorities. 
IUCN Threat Status. — Least Concern. 
Platyceps rogersi (Anderson, 1893:439) 
1893 Zamenis Rogersi Anderson, 1893. On a new species of Zamenis and a new species of Bufo from 
Egypt. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 6, 12:439^440. 
Lectotype. — BMNH 1946.1.14.71, “desert to the east of Helwan” [Egypt] designated by Flower 
(1933), [= “Above Wadi Hoaf, near Heluan” [Egypt] fide Anderson (1898) [= “Wadi Hawf near Hulwan at 
approximately 29°52'N 31°19'E "fide Schatti 2004], The original type series included four additional speci¬ 
mens: 1946.1.11.43 from “Beltim, between Rosetta and Damietta” and BMNH 1946.1.11.41 from “Shaloof, 
near Suez” and two unlocated specimens, including one from “Marsa Matmh (3 l 0 21 r NT 27°14'E)” [Egypt ]fide 
Schatti (2004). 
Coluber rogersi, Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963:503. 
Coluber rogersi, Le Berre 1989:288. 
Coluber rogersi, Schleich, Kastle, and Kabisch 1996:486. 
Platyceps “chesneii ”, Sindaco, Venchi, and Grieco 2013:133. 
Distribution. — From Cyrenaica, Libya east to Syria, Iraq, and northern Saudi Arabia into 
Kazakhstan. In Libya the species is limited to Cyrenaica. 
Libyan Records (Map 53): CYRE¬ 
NAICA: Benghazi : 341: SK 2720 [= MHNG 
1359.4]; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1958, 
1963; Schatti 2004. 350: Comalia in Haimann 
1882, 1886; Werner 1909. 357: SMF 52888; 
Ghigi 1913; Calabresi 1923; Schatti 2004. 379: 
Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1958. Marj : 385: 
Zavattari 1937. Darnah : 484: MZUT 644 [= 
MZUT 4005]; Calabresi 1923; Zavattari 1929, 
1930, 1934; Schatti 2004. 485: Kramer and 
Schnurrenberger 1958. Butnan : 519: Kramer 
and Schnurrenberger 1958. 521: Zavattari 
1937. 523: MSNG 29532 [= MG 701]; Kramer 
and Schnurrenberger 1958; Schatti 2004; Vin- 
ciguerra 1927; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 
“Cyrenaica”: Condorelli-Francaviglia 1896; 
Werner 1909. “Eastern Libya”: Sochurek 
1979. LIBYA: “between Tripoli and Kilki” 
[unlocated]: BMNH 1886.9.21.102-103. 
Comments. — Boulenger (1996) reported that three of the five syntypes were present in the 
BMNH collection. Flower’s (1933) reference to one of these as “the type” constituted an implied 
lectotype designation, as recognized by Kramer and Schnurrenberger (1963) and Schatti (2004). 
The taxonomic history of this species has been confusing. Some earlier Libyan records (e.g., Con¬ 
dorelli-Francaviglia 1896) were recorded as Zamenis florulentus (Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1827), a 
Map 53. Distribution of Platyceps rogersi in Libya. 
