Eirenis persicus
Eirenis persicus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the dark-headed dwarf racer.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Eirenis |
| Species: | E. persicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eirenis persicus (Anderson, 1872) | |
Geographic range
The snake is found in the Middle East. Eirenis persicus has a wide distribution range. They can be found in south-eastern Turkey, southern Armenia, eastern Iraq, Iran, south Turkmenistan and also in some parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north-western India. [1]
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References
- Rajabizadeh, Mahdi; Nagy, Zoltán T.; Adriaens, Dominique; Avci, Aziz; Masroor, Rafaqat; Schmidtler, Josef; Nazarov, Roman; Esmaeili, Hamid Reza; Christiaens, Joachim (2016-04-01). "Alpine-Himalayan orogeny drove correlated morphological, molecular, and ecological diversification in the Persian dwarf snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Eirenis persicus)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 176 (4): 878–913. doi:10.1111/zoj.12342. ISSN 0024-4082.
- Species Eirenis persicus at The Reptile Database
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