. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. Soqotra Semha Abd al Kuri â Colubridae â Typhlops â Leptotyphlops â Trogonophidae B Chamaeleonidae â¡ Lacertidae â¡ Scincidae â¡ Haemodracon â¡ Pristurus â¡ Hemidactylus 3549 krrf 45 knrT 162 krrr Fig. 6: Comparison of the reptile fauna of the three main islands of the Soqotran archipelago stay on Semha, we discovered a new Haemodracon () and a new Pristurus (fig. 8), and further taxa may have escaped our attention. For instance, the wormlike underground reptiles Pachycalamus, Typhlops and Leptotyphlops cannot be excluded. Other taxa, such as th
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. Soqotra Semha Abd al Kuri â Colubridae â Typhlops â Leptotyphlops â Trogonophidae B Chamaeleonidae â¡ Lacertidae â¡ Scincidae â¡ Haemodracon â¡ Pristurus â¡ Hemidactylus 3549 krrf 45 knrT 162 krrr Fig. 6: Comparison of the reptile fauna of the three main islands of the Soqotran archipelago stay on Semha, we discovered a new Haemodracon () and a new Pristurus (fig. 8), and further taxa may have escaped our attention. For instance, the wormlike underground reptiles Pachycalamus, Typhlops and Leptotyphlops cannot be excluded. Other taxa, such as the Mesalina and Coluber of Semha, appear slightly different from their Soqotran congeners. Molecular investigations have been initiated to find out whether speciation has aleady occurred in these genera. The reptile fauna of Abd El Kuri, the westernmost and most arid island, appears even more reduced in number of species, although its size is much larger than Semha. Nevertheless it contains three locally endemic gecko species, indicating an independent evolution as a result of long geographical isolation. Sea depth between Abd El Kuri and the other islands is more than 200 m, making any Pleistocene land connection unlikely (whereas Semha could have been connected to Soqotra via the smaller islet Darsa during times of lowest sea level).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
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