Spalerosophis diadema
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Diadem Snake |
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Spalerosophis diadema (Schlegel, 1837) |
Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema is a species of snake. Distribution:
- Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, W Pakistan, N India,
- U.S.S.R., S Turkmenistan, S Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan,
- Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria
- Western Sahara ?, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, N Sudan, Turkey, Arabia, Oman
Race atriceps: Pakistan Race cliffordi: from Morocco to Egypt Race schiraziana: Zagros Mts. and the region of Bushire in W Iran, eastwards to S Turkmenistan into Afghanistan and India; Pakistan Race diadema: Pakistan, India Type locality: Shiraz, Iran
[edit] External links
- EMBL reptile database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Spalerosophis_diadema.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Spalerosophis_d_atriceps.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/library/original/Fischer1885-82.pdf
[edit] References
- Marx, H. 1959 Review of the colubrid snake genus Spalerosophis. Fieldiana Zoology 39: 347-361.
- Schlegel, H. 1837 Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Généralxxviii +251 S. + Partie Descriptiv606 S. + xvi. La Haye (J. Kips, J. HZ. et W. P. van Stockum)