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western Arabia (C. c. hoofieni). In Libya it 
occurs countrywide. 
Libyan Records (Map 63): TRIPOLITA- 
NIA: Nuoat al Khams : 1 : Frynta et al. 2000. 
Jafara : 34: Werner 1909; Ghigi 1913; Zavat- 
tari 1934. Tripoli : 39: Kramer and Schnurren- 
berger 1959. 45: MNHN 1893.614; NMP 
35389. 48: Sayers 1964. 51: Schnurrenberger 
1959. Muroub 60: ZMB 18090; Peters 1880, 
1881; Werner 1909; Ghigi 1913; Zavattari 
1934. Misratah : 72: SMF 89435-40. 78: 
MCSN 2971. 88: MCSN 2942. Nalut : 100: 
Frynta et al. 2000. 105: AIC no number provid¬ 
ed; MNHN 2004.0078; Ibrahim and Ineich 
2005. 108: MCSN 2957; Kramer and Schnur¬ 
renberger 1963. 109: BMNH 1960.1.6.9; 
Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 115: Brito 
et al. 2008. 121: BMNH 1960.1.6.10, 
1960.1.6.40; MZUF 39090; MZUF 39091; 
Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 127: Zavat¬ 
tari 1937. Jabal al Gharbi : 131: SK 1751; 
Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. 142: 
BMNH 1960.1.6.8; Kramer and Schnurren¬ 
berger 1963. 154: ZSM 10/1979. 158: MCSN 
2926. Sirte : 166: MCSN 2914; Kramer and 
Schnurrenberger 1963. 197: MCSN 4197. 
“Tripolitania settentrionale”: Zavattari 1937. 
“Wadi Guerias”: BMNH 1901.10.28.10. FEZ- 
ZAN: Wadi al Shatii : 210: Essghaier et al. 
2015. Jufra : 229: SK 3567; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963. Ghat : 233: Kramer and Schnur¬ 
renberger 1959. 235: Frynta et al. 2000. 264: MSNM [no specific number given]; Kramer and 
Schnurrenberger 1963. Wadi al Hayaa : 265: ZFMK.63668; Wagner and Wilms 2010. 271: ZMB 
37943. Sabha : 281: ZCT 2005.46; Ibrahim 2008a. 284: Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1963; 
Schnurrenberger 1963. 286: Essghaier et al. 2015. 290: SK 1311; Schnurrenberger 1962; Kramer 
and Schnurrenberger 1963. Murzuo : 298: Essghaier et al. 2015. 300: ZCT 2005.03; Ibrahim 
2008a. 302: ZCT 2005.17, 2005.19; Ibrahim 2008a. 303: Essghaier et al. 2015; Zavattari 1937; 
Scortecci 1939. 308: ZCT 2005.18, 2005.33; Ibrahim 2008a. 313: ZCT 2005.34-35, 2006.53; 
Ibrahim 2008a. 321: MCSN 2964; Scortecci 1935b. “Fezzan”: Scortecci 1939. “Sahara tripoli- 
tain” Angel and Lhote 1938. CYRENAICA: Benghazi : 351: BMNH 1974.5300. 357: BMNH 
1945.11.9.1; Ghigi 1920; Umani 1922; Calabresi 1923; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 366: NHMC 
80.3.5.1. 367: Calabresi 1923; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 377: Kramer and Schnurrenberger 
1959. 379: SK 422, 456, 986; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1958, 1963. 381: Kramer and Schnur¬ 
renberger 1959. Marj : 385: Zavattari 1937. 389: Zavattari 1922, 1929, 1930, 1934; Calabresi 
1923. 409: Kramer and Schnurrenberger 1959. Jabal al Akhdar : 455: SMF 54174. 457: Schleich 
1987. Darnah : 466: USNM 146794; ZSM 8/1979. 475: MCZ R 46849. 484: Zavattari 1929, 1930, 
1934. Butnan : 519: SK 98, 149-151, 377; Schnurrenberger 1958a; Kramer and Schnurrenberger 
1959, 1963; SMF 55436. Al Wahat : 529: NMP 34938. 536: SK 324, 556; Kramer and Schnur- 
Figure 34. Cerastes cerastes from Ghodwa, Murzuq, 
Fezzan, Libya. Photo ©Adel Ibrahim. 
Map 63. Distribution of Cerstes cerastes in Libya. 
