Biology:Micrelaps tchernovi
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| Micrelaps tchernovi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Micrelapidae |
| Genus: | Micrelaps |
| Species: | M. tchernovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrelaps tchernovi Y.L. Werner, 2006
in Y.L. Werner, Babocsay, Carmely & Thuna, 2006 | |
Micrelaps tchernovi, commonly known as Tchernov's chainling,[1] is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.[2]
Etymology
The specific name or epithet, tchernovi, is in honor of Israeli paleontologist Eitan Tchernov (1935-2002), who collected the holotype.[1][3]
Geographic range
M. chernovi is found in Israel and Jordan.[1]
Description
Dorsally, M. tchernovi has a pattern of 58 (on average) black saddle-like crossbands which fail to reach the ventrals. The crossbands are usually narrower than the light interspaces. Ventrally, it is all black.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Micrelaps tchernovi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
- ↑ Werner, Yehudah L.; Babocsay, Gergely; Carmely, Hilla; Thuna, Mindy (2006). "Micrelaps in the southern Levant: variation, sexual dimorphism, and a new species (Serpentes: Atractaspididae)". Zoology in the Middle East 38: 29-48. (Micrelaps tchernovi, new species).
- ↑ 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. (Micrelaps tchernovi, p. 262).
Wikidata ☰ Q3023389 entry
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