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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 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 Section, 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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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.