Telescopus nigriceps

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Telescopus nigriceps
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Telescopus
Species:
T. nigriceps
Binomial name
Telescopus nigriceps
(Ahl, 1924)

Telescopus nigriceps, the black-headed snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [2]

The snake is found in Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. [2]

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References

  1. Ahmad Mohammed Mousa Disi, Souad Hraoui-Bloquet, Riyad Sadek, Yehudah Werner. (2009). "Telescopus nigriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T164604A5911611. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164604A5911611.en . Retrieved 30 July 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "Telescopus nigriceps". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.