Eirenis barani

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Eirenis barani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Eirenis
Species:
E. barani
Binomial name
Eirenis barani
Schmidtler, 1988
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Eirenis barani, also known commonly as Baran's dwarf racer, [2] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Near East.

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Etymology

The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran. [3]

Geographic range

E. barani is found in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. [2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of E. barani are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to 1,700 m (5,600 ft). [1]

Description

The holotype of E. barani has a snout-to-vent length of 228 mm (9.0 in) and a tail length of 78 mm (3.1 in). The dorsal scales are smooth, and are arranged in 17 rows at midbody. [4]

Reproduction

E. barani is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Wolfgang Böhme, Pierre-André Crochet, Roberto Sindaco, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Uğur Kaya, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu (2009). "Eirenis barani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T61496A12482432. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61496A12482432.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Species Eirenis barani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eirenis barani, p. 16).
  4. Schmidtler JF (1988).

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