Biology:Telescopus tessellatus
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Short description: Species of snake
| Telescopus tessellatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Telescopus |
| Species: | T. tessellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Telescopus tessellatus (Wall, 1908)
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Telescopus tessellatus, commonly known as the Soosan tiger snake[3] or the Soosan viper,[1] is a snake in the Colubridae family.[3] It is found in western Iran and eastern Iraq.[1][3] It occurs in rocky places, scrubland, montane areas, and rocky steppe. It is currently listed as of "least concern" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Göran Nilson (2009). "Telescopus tessellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164603A5911524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164603A5911524.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164603/5911524. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Wall, F. (1908). "Notes on a collection of snakes from Persia". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18 (4): 795–805.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Telescopus tessellatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 February 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q3016401 entry
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