Horizon 1 1 17 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES Zootaxa 25-46 2008 PAR00002168 ENG Zootaxa 1175-5326 CC:0002531636-0002 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/PAR00002168 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2025-05/010093828.pdf 1703 Horizon (IRD) The systematics and nomenclature of the genus Telescopus in north Africa (the dhara - obtusus - tripolitanus group) have been revised based on examination of the original descriptions and type specimens (when still extant) of all proposed nomina and of more than 100 specimens. Using colour and lepidosis characters, the following taxonomic decisions are proposed: 1. Telescopus tripolitanus (Werner, 1909) is considered a valid species. 2. Tarbophis guidimakaensis Chabanaud, 1916 is a junior subjective synonym of T. tripolitanus. 3. Pseudotarbophis gabesi Domergue, 1955 is a junior subjective synonym of T. tripolitanus. 4. "Pseudotarbophis gabesiensis" Domergue, 1959 is an incorrect subsequent spelling and is thus not an available nomen. 5. Telescopus dhara dhara (Forsskal, 1775), Telescopus dhara obtusus (Reuss, 1834) and Telescopus dhara somalicus (Parker, 1949) are valid, clearly diagnosable, allopatric taxa that we provisionally maintain at subspecific rank. 6. Tarbophis guentheri, Anderson, 1895 is a junior subjective synonym of T. dhara dhara. 7. Telescopus gezirae Broadley 1994 is maintained as a valid species. 080