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shanfari.net@gmail.com

 

 

www.Shanfari.net (Al Shanfari Network)

www.DhofarX.com (Dhofar Xploration)

 

My main goals are representing our local Dhofari nature to the world, and providing enough photos of several species (plants, birds, animals, etc) those aren't found that common around the world, along with our very exclusive ones.

 

I'm not a botanist, nor zoologist, I have a bachelor (Education: Arabic) that has nothing to do with all what I'm doing here. But I'm trying to cover all of our species in Dhofar, if possible, in the upcoming years, which can be decades from now.

 

I've found a lot of interesting people through this great website, and amazing spots around the world.

 

I'm not good in autobiography, but hope this short one explains my views. Thank you for reading ^_^

 

Muhammad Abdullah Said Al Shanfari

Born in Salalah, Dhofar, Oman.

DOB: 28/12/1985

 

List of species/subspecies photographed by me and identified through the help of sources like books, PDFs, websites, and great people in identification groups in flickr until now (UPDATE: 14-Jan-2012):

 

Total: 293 species/subspecies.

 

Plants: (190 species/subspecies)

 

Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus

Abutilon fruticosum

Abutilon pannosum

Acacia ehrenbergiana

Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana

Acacia tortilis subsp. tortilis

Acalypha indica

Achyranthes aspera

Adansonia digitata

Adenium arabicum

Aerva javanica

Allophylus rubifolius

Aloe dhufarensis

Aloe praetermissa

Alternanthera pungens [Introduced]

Amaranthus albus

Amaranthus cruentus

Amaranthus graecizans subsp. aschersonianus

Ammi majus

Anagallis foemina

Anogeissus dhofarica

Apluda mutica

Argemone mexicana subsp. mexicana [Introduced]

Arisaema flavum subsp. flavum

Arundinella pumila

Asclepias fruticosa

Bidens pilosa

Blepharis dhofarensis

Blepharispermum hirtum

Boscia arabica

Boswellia sacra

Calotropis procera

Capparis cartilaginea

Caralluma flava

Carica papaya [Cultivated]

Caesalpinia erianthera var. pubescns

Cenchrus ciliaris

Chloris barbata

Cissus quadrangularis

Cocos nucifera [?]

Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta

Commelina forskaolii

Commiphora gileadensis

Commiphora habessinica

Corallocarpus epigaeus

Cordia perrottetii

Coriandrum sativum

Crotalaria retusa

Crotalaria saltiana

Cucumis prophetarum subsp. prophetarum

Cucumis sativus var. sativus

Cyperus esculentus var. sativus

Cyperus rotundus subsp. rotundus

Cyphostemma ternatum

Dactyloctenium scindicum

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Datura metel

Delonix elata

Digera muricata subsp. muricata

Diplotaxis harra

Dodonaea angustifolia

Dorstenia foetida

Dracaena serrulata

Dyschoriste dalyi

Echidnopsis scutellata subsp. dhofarensis

Eclipta prostrata

Eulophia guineensis var. purpurata

Euphorbia balsamifera subsp. adenensis

Euphorbia cactus var. tortirama

Euphorbia hirta

Euphorbia smithii

Ficus cordata subsp. salicifolia

Ficus ingens

Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus

Ficus vasta

Flueggea virosa

Gladiolus candidus

Glossonema varians

Gossypium somalense

Heliotropium europaeum

Heliotropium longiflorum

Hibiscus vitifolius

Hypoestes forskaolii

Ipomoea cairica

Ipomoea nil

Ipomoea obscura

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Impatiens balsamina

Indigofera arabica

Jasminum grandiflorum subsp. floribundum

Jatropha dhofarica

Kalanchoe glaucescens

Lactuca serriola

Launaea castanosperma

Launaea bornmuelleri

Lavandula dhofarensis subsp. dhofarensis

Leucas urticifolia

Limonium axillare

Luffa acutangula var. amara

Macroptilium lathyroides

Maytenus dhofarensis

Musa acuminata (Synonym: Musa paradisiaca) [Cultivated]

Nicandra physalodes [Introduced?]

Nicotiana tabacum [Introduced]

Nymphaea rubra [Introduced]

Ocimum dhofarense

Ocimum forskaolii

Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata

Pancratium maximum

Parthenium hysterophorus

Phoenix dactylifera

Phragmites australis

Physalis minima

Piper nigrum [Cultivated]

Pithecellobium dulce [Cultivated]

Plectranthus barbatus (Synonym: Coleus forskohlii)

Pluchea arabica

Plumbago zeylanica

Psiadia punctulata

Psoralea corylifolia

Pteris vittata

Pulicaria argyrophylla subsp. oligophylla

Pulicaria glutinosa

Reseda sphenocleoides

Rhynchosia minima var. prostrata

Ricinus communis

Rumex vesicarius

Ruttya fruticosa

Sansevieria ehrenbergii

Senegalia senegal var. senegal (Synonym: Acacia senegal var. senegal)

Senna alata [Introduced]

Senna holosericea

Senna italica subsp. italica

Senna occidentalis

Senna tora

Solanum incanum

Solanum nigrum

Striga gesnerioides

Synedrella nodiflora

Talinum portulacifolium

Tamarindus indica

Tamarix aphylla

Tecoma stans [Introduced]

Teucrium nummularifolium

Triumfetta pentandra

Typha domingensis

Vernonia cinerea

Vigna radiata var. sublobata

Withania somnifera

Zea mays [Cultivated]

Ziziphus spina-christi

 

Fungi: (2 species/subspecies)

 

Macrocystidia cucumis

Pleurotus eryngii var. eryngii

 

Mammals: (11 species/subspecies)

 

Bos taurus [Domesticated]

Camelus dromedarius

Canis lupus subsp. dingo

Capra aegagrus hircus [Domesticated]

Capra nubiana

Equus africanus subsp. asinus

Equus ferus caballus

Felis silvestris subsp. lybica

Gazella gazella subsp. cora

Hystrix indica

Procavia capensis subsp. jayakari

 

Birds: (48 species/subspecies)

 

Acridotheres tristis subsp. tristis [Introduced]

Actitis hypoleucos

Alectoris melanocephala

Anthus campestris

Aquila chrysaetos subsp. homeyeri

Ardea cinerea subsp. cinerea

Ardea purpurea

Bubulcus ibis subsp. ibis

Buteo rufinus subsp. cirtensis

Cercomela melanura subsp. neumanni

Chlidonias hybridus subsp. delalandii

Chrysococcyx caprius

Cinnyris habessinicus subsp. hellmayri

Cinnyris oseus subsp. oseus

Columba livia subsp. palaestinae

Coracias garrulus subsp. semenowi

Corvus rhipidurus

Corvus splendens subsp. zugmayeri

Cuculus canorus

Egretta garzetta subsp. garzetta

Egretta intermedia subsp. intermedia

Emberiza tahapisi subsp. arabica

Falco tinnunculus subsp. rupicolaeformis (Female)

Galerida cristata

Halcyon leucocephala subsp. semicaerulea

Hirundo rustica subsp. rustica

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

Lanius isabellinus subsp. phoenicuroides

Larus cachinnans

Lonchura cantans subsp. inornata

Merops orientalis subsp. cyanophrys

Motacilla alba subsp. alba

Nycticorax nycticorax

Oenanthe deserti subsp. atrogularis (Male/Female)

Oenanthe isabellina

Oenanthe lugentoides

Onychognathus tristramii

Otus senegalensis subsp. pamelae

Ploceus galbula

Psittacula cyanocephala [Introduced?]

Psittacula krameri subsp. manillensis [Introduced]

Pycnonotus xanthopygos

Streptopelia senegalensis subsp. senegalensis

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Terpsiphone viridis subsp. harteti

Treron waalia

Tringa totanus subsp. ussuriensis

Upupa epops subsp. epops

 

Reptiles: (7 species/subspecies)

 

Chelonia mydas subsp. mydas

Duttaphrynus dhofarensis (Synonym: Bufo dhufarensis)

Echis khosatzkii

Hemidactylus lemurinus

Laudakia adramitana (Male/Female)

Platyceps rhodorachis subsp. rhodorachis

Pseudotrapelus sinaitus

 

Insects: (20 species/subspecies)

 

Apis florea [Introduced]

Apis mellifera subsp. jemenitica (Maid+Queen)

Belenois aurota

Cataloipus cymbiferus (Female?)

Catopsilia florella

Chrotogonus homalodemus subsp. homalodemus

Crematogaster acaciae?

Crocothemis sanguinolenta subsp. arabica (Male)

Hippotion celerio (Larva)

Junonia hierta

Junonia orithya subsp. cheesmani (Male/Female+Larva)

Onymacris unguicularis

Orthetrum poecilops subsp. poecilops

Orthetrum sabina subsp. sabina

Oryctes agamemnon subsp. arabicus

Prionotheca coronata subsp. ovalis

Reissita simonyi subsp. simonyi

Scolia dubia [Introduced]

Trithemis annulata subsp. scorteccii

Xylocopa sulcatipes (Female)

 

Mollusks: (4 species/subspecies)

 

Archispirostreptus gigas

Euryptyxis latireflexa

Laevicaulis alte

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

 

Arachnids: (6 species/subspecies)

 

Eriphia ferox

Grapsus albolineatus

Leiurus quinquestriatus subsp. hebraeus

Nephila sumptuosa

Ocypode saratan

Thomisus spectabilis

 

Fish: (5 species/subspecies)

 

Dussumieria acuta

Lethrinus erythracanthus

Lutjanus coeruleolineatus

Pomadasys taeniatus

Terapon jarbua

 

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My channel in Youtube

 

 

My Facebook

 

 

Groups that I've established:

 

DHOFAR ظفار group

 

 

SQU - Sultan Qaboos University group

 

 

Other groups that I've promoted to an admin in them and I invite you to:

 

Wald/Forest/Forêt/Foresta/Bosque/غابة group

 

 

My Country: Sultanate of Oman

 

 

Exactly from Salalah, Dhofar Governorate

 

 

Visited: UAE "United Arab Emirates" (Yearly)

Lived in:

Jordan (6 months)

Egypt (6 months)

USA (2 years "2002-2004")

 

 

Lived in Virginia

Visited: New York (Niagara+NYC), Washington DC (Only few minutes far from our home in VA), Maryland.