Eirenis coronelloides or (also known as Sinai dwarf racer)[1] is a non-venomous snake[2] found in the Middle East.
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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: | Eirenis |
| Species: | E. coronelloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Eirenis coronelloides (Jan, 1862)
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Description edit
Eirenis coronelloides adults range from 17.5 to 25 cm in length.
Body light brown, with distinct dark crown on the head dark dorsal bars, characterized by dark crown, ventral stripe or both in all specimens examined from Turkey and some specimens from Jordan, Iraq, and Syria.[3]
Distribution edit
This species ranges from far-southeastern Turkey, northern and northeastern Iraq, and western and central Syria to northern Jordan.[4]
It is found in scattered steppe vegetation on solid earth. It can be found under or between stones. It can be found in lightly cultivated agricultural areas.[5]
Reproduction edit
Oviparous, the female lays eggs.
References edit
- ^ Çınar, Ümüt (2012). İngilizce Yılan Adları. p. 111.
- ^ "WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources". www.toxinology.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ AMR, ZUHAIR; DISI, AHMAD (2011). Systematics, distribution and ecology of the snakes of Jordan. www.vertebrate-zoology.de. pp. 199–200.
- ^ "Eirenis coronelloides". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-01-23.