Eirenis barani

Eirenis barani
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Eirenis
Species:	E. barani
Binomial name
Eirenis barani Schmidtler, 1988

Eirenis barani, also known commonly as Baran's dwarf racer and the Baran dwarf racer, ^[2] is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Near East. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

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

The subspecific name, bischofforum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Bischoff and his wife Ulla Bischoff. ^[2]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The natural habitats of Eirenis 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 Eirenis barani has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) 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

Eirenis barani is oviparous. ^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Eirenis barani barani Schmidtler, 1988
• Eirenis barani bischofforumSchmidtler, 1997

References

1. Tok, Varol; Ugurtas, Ishmail; Sevinç, Murat; Böhme, Wolfgang; Crochet, Pierre-André; Sindaco, Roberto; Kaska, Yakup; Kumlutaş, Yusuf; Kaya, Uğur; Avci, Aziz; Üzüm, Nazan; Yeniyurt, Can; Akarsu, Ferdi (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.
2. 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).

Further reading

• Mahlow K, Tillack F, Schmidtler JF, Müller J (2013). "An annotated checklist, description and key to the dwarf snakes of the genus Eirenis Jan, 1863 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae), with special emphasis on the dentition". Vertebrate Zoology63 (1): 41–85.
• Schmidtler JF (1988). "Eirenis barani n. sp. aus dem Mediterranen Süden der Türkei ". Salamandra24 (4): 203–214. (Eirenis barani, new species). (in German, with an abstract in English).
• Schmidtler JF (1977). "Die Zwergnattern (Eirenis modestus-Komplex) des Antitaurus in Süd-Anatolien und ihre geographischen Beziehungen zur begleitenden Herpetofauna". Salamandra33 (1): 33–60. (Eirenis barani bischofforum, new subspecies). (in German).
• Sindaco R, Venchi A, Grieco C (2013). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic: 2. Annotated checklist of the snakes of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia, with an update to the Vol. 1. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 544 pp. ISBN   978-8889504345.