# Muhtarophis
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{{Short description|Species of snake}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = ''Muhtarophis barani''
| image =
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = [[Kaska Y](/source/Yakup_Kaska), [Kumlutaş Y](/source/Yusuf_Kumluta%C5%9F), [Avci A](/source/Az%C4%B1z_Avci), [Üzüm N](/source/Nazan_%C3%9Cz%C3%BCm), [Yeniyurt C](/source/Can_Yeniyurt), [Akarsu F](/source/Ferdi_Akarsu) (2018). "''Muhtarophis barani'' (amended version of 2009 assessment)". The [IUCN](/source/IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T164762A122877031. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T164762A122877031.en. Downloaded on 08 October 2018.]
| genus = Muhtarophis
| parent_authority = [Avci](/source/Az%C4%B1z_Avci) et al., 2015
| species = barani
| authority = ([Olgun](/source/Kurtulu%C5%9F_Olgun), [Avci](/source/Az%C4%B1z_Avci), [Ilgaz](/source/%C3%87et%C4%B1n_Ilgaz), [Üzüm](/source/Nazan_%C3%9Cz%C3%BCm) & [Yilmaz](/source/Can_Yilmaz), 2007)
| synonyms = *''Rhynchocalamus barani''
{{small|Olgun, Avci, Ilgaz, Üzüm & Yilmaz, 2007}}
*''Rhynchocalamus barani''
{{small|— [Wallach](/source/Van_Wallach) et al. 2014}}
*''Muhtarophis barani''
{{small|— Avci et al. 2015}}
*''Muhtarophis barani''
{{small|— [Šmíd](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_%C5%A0m%C3%ADd) et al. 2015}}
| synonyms_ref = [
}}
'''''Muhtarophis barani''''', also known [commonly](/source/Common_name) as '''Baran's black-headed dwarf snake''', is a [species](/source/species) of snake in the [monotypic](/source/Monotypic_taxon) [genus](/source/genus) ''Muhtarophis'' in the [subfamily](/source/subfamily) [Colubrinae](/source/Colubrinae) of the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Colubridae](/source/Colubridae).][{{cite web |url=http://www.turkherptil.org/IcerikDetay.asp?Harf=585 |title=Amanos Dwarf Snake |publisher=AdaMerOs Herptil Türkiye |access-date=11 March 2017}}] The species is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to the [Amanos Mountains](/source/Amanos_Mountains) of [Turkey](/source/Turkey), and was discovered in 2007.[{{cite web |url=http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2015/09/muhtarophis-barani.html |title=Molecular Phylogeny and Micro CT-Scanning Revealed Extreme Cryptic Biodiversity in Kukri Snake, A New Genus for ''Rhynchocalamus barani'' (Serpentes: Colubridae)|date=30 September 2015 |publisher=Novataxa |access-date=11 March 2017}}][{{cite journal|title=An integrative systematic revision and biogeography of ''Rhynchocalamus'' snakes (Reptilia, Colubridae) with a description of a new species from Israel|pmc=5183090|pmid=28028461|doi=10.7717/peerj.2769|volume=4|journal=PeerJ|article-number=e2769|author=[Tamar K](/source/Karin_Tamar), [Šmíd J](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_%C5%A0m%C3%ADd), [Göçmen B](/source/Bayram_G%C3%B6%C3%A7men), [Meiri S](/source/Shai_Meiri), [Carranza S](/source/Salvador_Carranza)|year=2016 |doi-access=free }}]
==Etymology==
The [generic name](/source/Genus), ''Muhtarophis'', is in honor of Turkish herpetologist [Muhtar Başoğlu](/source/%3Afr%3AMuhtar_Ba%C5%9Fo%C4%9Flu) (with the suffix ''-ophis'' meaning "snake").[[Avci](/source/Az%C4%B1z_Avci) et al. (2015).]
The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)), ''barani'', is in honor of Turkish herpetologist {{Interlanguage link multi|İbrahim Baran|tr}} of the [Dokuz Eylül University](/source/Dokuz_Eyl%C3%BCl_University), [İzmir](/source/%C4%B0zmir).[{{cite web |url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Muhtarophis&species=barani |title=''Muhtarophis barani'' OLGUN, AVCI, ILGAZ, ÜZÜM & YILMAZ, 2007 |publisher=The Reptile Database |access-date=11 March 2017}}][[Beolens B](/source/Richard_Allen_%22Bo%22_Crombet-Beolens), [Watkins M](/source/Michael_Watkins_(zoologist)), [Grayson M](/source/Michael_Grayson) (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Rhynchocalamus barani'', p. 16).]
==Habitat==
The preferred natural [habitat](/source/habitat)s of ''M. barani'' are [shrubland](/source/shrubland) and rocky areas, at an altitude of {{convert|1,300|m|ft|abbr=on}}.[
==Description==
''M. barani'' has 17 [dorsal scale](/source/dorsal_scale) rows at midbody, and 163–173 [ventral scales](/source/ventral_scales). The head is oblique-shaped anteriorly. There is a distinctive black blotch under the eye, running into a narrow stripe. The [dorsal](/source/Dorsum_(anatomy)) surface of the body is colored reddish brown, with no spots.][
==Reproduction==
''M. barani'' is [oviparous](/source/Oviparity).][
==References==
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==Further reading==
*[Avci A](/source/Az%C4%B1z_Avci), [Ilgaz Ç](/source/%C3%87et%C4%B1n_Ilgaz), [Rajabizadeh M](/source/Mahdi_Rajabizadeh), [Yilmaz C](/source/Can_Yilmaz), [Üzüm N](/source/Nazan_%C3%9Cz%C3%BCm), [Andriaens D](/source/Dominique_Andriaens), [Kumlutaş Y](/source/Yusuf_Kumluta%C5%9F), [Olgun K](/source/Kurtulu%C5%9F_Olgun) (2015). "Molecular phylogeny and micro CT-scanning revealed extreme cryptic biodiversity in kukri snake ''Muhtarophis gen. nov.'', a new genus for ''Rhynchocalamus barani'' (Serpentes: Colubridae)". ''Russian Journal of Herpetology'' '''22''' (3): 159–174.
*Olgun K, Avci A, Ilgaz Ç, Üzüm N, Yilmaz C (2007). "A new species of ''Rhynchocalamus'' (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Turkey". ''Zootaxa'' '''1399''': 57–68. (''Rhynchocalamus barani'', new species).
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Category:Colubrinae
Category:Reptiles described in 2007
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