Eirenis barani

Eirenis barani, commonly known as Baran's dwarf racer,[1] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Near East.

Eirenis barani

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Eirenis
Species:
E. barani
Binomial name
Eirenis barani
Schmidtler, 1988

Etymology

The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran.[2]

Geographic range

Eirenis barani is found in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria.

Habitat

The natural habitats of E. barani are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas.

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References

  1. Eirenis barani at The Reptile Database.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eirenis barani, p. 16).

Further reading

  • Schmidtler JF (1988). "Eirenis barani n. sp. aus dem Mediterranen Süden der Türkei ". Salamandra 24 (4): 203–214. (Eirenis barani, new species). (in German).


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