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

Telescopus nigriceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)

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

References edit

  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. ^ a b "Telescopus nigriceps". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.