Telescopus hoogstraali

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Telescopus hoogstraali
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Telescopus
Species: T. hoogstraali
Binomial name
Telescopus hoogstraali
Schmidt & Marx, 1956

Telescopus hoogstraali is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Telescopus. It is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rocky areas, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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