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Typhlops Broadley & Wallach 2009
No full textKey to the species of Typhlops in eastern Africa 1a. Preocular overlaps second supralabial (SIP T-III); snout rounded in profile; superior nasal suture present; middorsals 400–425; 24 scale rows; body slender (L/W ratio> 50) ............................................................ T. platyrhynchus 1b. Second supralabial overlaps preocular (SIP T-V); snout wedge-shaped in profile; superior nasal suture absent; middorsals 216–302; scale rows usually 22 (24); body short and robust (L/W ratio 0.85); eastern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, and northeastern Kenya ...................................................................................................................... T. calabresiiPublished as part of Broadley, Donald G. & Wallach, Van, 2009, 2255, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 2255 on page 7
Megatyphlops Broadley & Wallach 2009, gen. nov.
No full textMegatyphlops gen. nov. Giant blind-snakes Type species. — Onychocephalus mucruso Peters, 1854, Ber. Bekanntmach. Geeignet. Verhandl. Königl.- Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1854(11): 621. Diagnosis. —An endemic African genus characterized by the following combination of characters: snout sharply angular in profile, with a keratinized horizontal edge in adults, supralabial imbrication pattern T-II or T-X, nasal shield incompletely divided and lacking posterior concavity, nostrils directed ventrally, inferior nasal suture contacting first or second supralabial or rostral (Megatyphlops anomalus), 3–7 postoculars, dorsal rostral broad (greater than 1/2 interocular head width), ventral rostral broad (greater than 1/2 internarial snout width), well-developed eye with discernible pupil, dorsum pigmented (often with lineate, mottled or blotched pattern), and vestigial left lung present. Other typical characters include 30–44 midbody scale rows, robust body (length/width 17–58), and large size (maximum length 350–950 mm). Distribution. —Endemic to eastern and southern Africa. Content. —Four species.Published as part of Broadley, Donald G. & Wallach, Van, 2009, 2255, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 2255 on page 4
Afrotyphlops Broadley & Wallach 2009
No full textKey to the species of <i>Afrotyphlops</i> in eastern and southern Africa <p>(note: due to variation in most diagnostic characters, some species appear twice in this key)</p> <p>1a. A subocular scale usually separates preocular from second and third labials............................................................ 2</p> <p>1b. No subocular scale separating preocular from second and third labials..................................................................... 3</p> <p> 2a. A blue-grey lineolate dorsal pattern, with or without superimposed black blotches; midbody scale rows 26–28; middorsals 404–463; Usambara Mt <i>............................................................................................................. A. gierrai</i></p> <p> 2b. Dorsum uniform black or blotched black and white; midbody scale rows 30–34; middorsals 464–542; Udzungwa, Ukaguru, and Uluguru Mts. <i>............................................................................................................... A. nigrocandidus</i></p> <p>3a. Middorsals less than 310; less than 200 mm in total length....................................................................................... 4</p> <p>3b. Middorsals more than 310; usually more than 200 mm in total length...................................................................... 5</p> <p> 4a. Midbody scale rows 22–26; middorsals 232–286; uniform grey-brown to black above and below, yellow patches below head and posterior venter <i>..............................................................................................................</i> <i>A</i>. <i>fornasinii</i></p> <p> 4b. Midbody scale rows 30; middorsals 287–291; dorsum lineolate, venter immaculate...................... <i>A. nanus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b></p> <p> 5a. Preocular not contacting supralabials; dorsal scales in 28 rows throughout (no reductions caudally); inferior nasal suture arising from between first and second infralabials <i>....................................................................... A. kaimosae</i></p> <p>5b. Preocular contacting supralabials; dorsal scale rows with some reductions caudally; inferior nasal suture arising from first supralabial and/or rostral........................................................................................................................... 6</p> <p>6a. Supraocular with lateral apex between ocular and preocular..................................................................................... 7</p> <p>6b. Supraocular with lateral apex between preocular and nasal.................................................................................... 12</p> <p> 7a. Ocular overlapped by second supralabial (T-0) <i>........................................................................................... A. bibronii</i></p> <p>7b. Ocular not overlapped by second supralabial (T-X).................................................................................................. 8</p> <p>8a. Preocular usually overlapped by second supralabial................................................................................................. 9</p> <p>8b. Preocular not overlapped by second supralabial...................................................................................................... 11</p> <p>9a. Eye beneath ocular................................................................................................................................................... 10</p> <p> 9b. Eye beneath preocular or ocular/preocular border <i>.................................................................................. A. angolensis</i></p> <p> 10a. Midbody scale rows 28–32; eye beneath ocular/preocular border; Ethiopian highlands <i>......................... A. blanfordii</i></p> <p> 10b. Midbody scale rows 26–28; eye beneath preocular; Congo Basin forests............................................. <i>A. steinhausi</i></p> <p> 11a. Dorsum heavily blotched with black, venter immaculate; midbody scale rows 26–30; supraoculars transverse....... <i>.................................................................................................................................................................. A. congestus</i></p> <p> 11b. Dorsum with lineate or punctate pattern, venter blotched or spotted like dorsum; midbody scale rows 30–34; supraoculars oblique <i>................................................................................................................................. A. punctatus</i></p> <p>12a. Preocular overlapped by second supralabial............................................................................................................. 13</p> <p>12b. Preocular not overlapped by second supralabial...................................................................................................... 15</p> <p> 13a. Midbody scale rows 30–34; supraocular wedged between ocular and preocular; venter pigmented like dorsum...... <i>.................................................................................................................................................................. A. punctatus</i></p> <p>13b. Midbody scale rows 22–26; supraocular wedged between preocular and nasal; venter immaculate..................... 14</p> <p> 14a. Supraocular larger than frontal.............................................................................................................. <i>A. rondoensis</i></p> <p> 14b. Frontal larger than supraocular <i>................................................................................................................... A. schmidti</i></p> <p>15a. Ocular overlapped by second supralabial (T-II)....................................................................................................... 16</p> <p>15b. Ocular not overlapped by second supralabial (T-X)................................................................................................ 17</p> <p> 16a. Midbody scale rows 26–32 [eye beneath ocular/preocular border; supraocular transverse] <i>.................... A. lineolatus</i></p> <p> 16b. Midbody scale rows 22–24; [eye beneath ocular shield; supraocular oblique] <i>.................................. A. tanganicanus</i></p> <p> 17a. Dorsum heavily blotched with black; venter immaculate; midbody scale rows 26–28 <i>...................... A. usambaricus</i></p> <p>17b. Dorsum, and often venter, usually lineolate or spotted........................................................................................... 18</p> <p> 18a. Midbody scale rows 26–32 <i>....................................................................................................................... A. lineolatus</i></p> <p>18b. Midbody scale rows 22–26....................................................................................................................................... 19</p> <p> 19a. Ocular overlapped (or nearly so) by second supralabial; SE Tanzania.............................................. <i>A. tanganicanus</i></p> <p> 19b. Preocular overlapped (or nearly so) by second supralabial; E Angola, SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, N Zambia <i>........................................................................................................................................................ A. schmidti</i></p>Published as part of <i>Broadley, Donald G. & Wallach, Van, 2009, 2255, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 2255</i> on pages 76-7
Postcard from Thomas Hardy to Alexander Meyrick Broadley
No full textAutograph postcard written by Thomas Hardy to Alexander Meyrick Broadley. Transcription included.Merely old, very old stories, so did not send a copy, & am now out of them. But when I get some more will remember. T. H. Max Gate Wed [sic
Postcard from Thomas Hardy to Alexander Meyrick Broadley
No full textAutograph postcard written by Thomas Hardy to Alexander Meyrick Broadley. Transcription included.From THOS. HARDY
Max Gate,
Dorchester. 28: 12: 13
Am [deleted] Was not sure whether I acknowledged arrival of "British Chaplain in Paris" or no. Many thanks for the copy, & for note this morning
T. H
Rhinotyphlops Fitzinger. In 1843
No full textKey to the species of Rhinotyphlops in southern Africa 1a. Snout distinctly hooked in lateral profile, dorsal pattern of small dark, irregular crossbars on a ground color of pink; SIP T-II ......................................................................................................................................................... R. schinzi 1b. Snout not hooked in profile, dorsal pattern uniformly brown or grey; SIP T-X......................................................... 2 2a. Snout obtusely angled .................................................................................................................................... R. boylei 2b. Snout acutely pointed ................................................................................................................................. R. lalandeiPublished as part of Broadley, Donald G. & Wallach, Van, 2009, 2255, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 2255 on page 7
CCDC 1442372: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
No full textRelated Article: Kenneth J. Broadley, Erica Burnell, Robin H. Davies, Alan T. L. Lee, Stephen Snee, Eric J. Thomas|2016|Org.Biomol.Chem.|14|3765|doi:10.1039/C6OB00244
CCDC 1442373: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
No full textRelated Article: Kenneth J. Broadley, Erica Burnell, Robin H. Davies, Alan T. L. Lee, Stephen Snee, Eric J. Thomas|2016|Org.Biomol.Chem.|14|3765|doi:10.1039/C6OB00244
CCDC 1442374: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
No full textRelated Article: Kenneth J. Broadley, Erica Burnell, Robin H. Davies, Alan T. L. Lee, Stephen Snee, Eric J. Thomas|2016|Org.Biomol.Chem.|14|3765|doi:10.1039/C6OB00244
Letter, [Author unclear] to Paulina T. Merritt
No full textHandwritten letter to Paulina Merritt from an unknown author, October 1, 1876.
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