Biology:Eirenis persicus

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Short description: Species of snake

Eirenis persicus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Eirenis
Species:
E. persicus
Binomial name
Eirenis persicus
(Anderson, 1872)

Eirenis persicus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the dark-headed dwarf racer.

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. [2]

References

  1. Andrén, C.; Sindaco, R.; Böhme, W.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Tok, C.V.; Sevinç, M.; Crochet, P.-A.; Nilson, G. (2021). "Eirenis persicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T164700A1069087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164700A1069087.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164700/1069087. Retrieved 14 May 2023. 
  2. Rajabizadeh, Mahdi; Nagy, Zoltán T.; Adriaens, Dominique; Avci, Aziz; Masroor, Rafaqat; Schmidtler, Josef; Nazarov, Roman; Esmaeili, Hamid Reza et al. (2016-04-01). "Alpine-Himalayan orogeny drove correlated morphological, molecular, and ecological diversification in the Persian dwarf snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Eirenis persicus)" (in en). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176 (4): 878–913. doi:10.1111/zoj.12342. ISSN 0024-4082. 


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