Lytorhynchus gasperetti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lytorhynchus
Species: Lytorhynchus gasperetti

Name

Lytorhynchus gasperetti Leviton, 1977: 17

• Holotype: CAS 134150, ♀, collected by J. Gasperetti on 9 January 1972.
• Type locality: “Khasawiyah (16°56’N, 42°37’E), Saudi Arabia”.

References

Primary references

• Leviton A.E. 1977. A new lytorhynchid snake. Journal of the Saudi Arabian natural history society (No. 19): 16–25.

Additional references

• Egan D. 2007. Snakes of Arabia. Motivate Publishing: Dubai. 208 pp.

Links

• Busais, S.M.S. 2012. IUCN: Lytorhynchus gasperetti  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199573A2603869. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199573A2603869.en. Accessed on 07 June 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Leviton's Leafnose Snake