Telescopus hoogstraali
| Telescopus hoogstraali | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Telescopus |
| Species: | T. hoogstraali |
| Binomial name | |
| Telescopus hoogstraali Schmidt & Marx, 1956 | |
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Telescopus hoogstraali, common names of which are Hoogstraal’s cat snake and Sinai cat snake,[1] is an endangered species of snake in the Colubridae family. Its name honors entomologist and parasitologist Harry Hoogstraal.
Description
It has black coloured neck and head. Its eyes are small with vertical, cat-like pupils. The snake's underbelly is grey and is covered with black spots.[2]
Geographic region
It is found around the Sinai region, in Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as Jordan.
In Egypt, it is found in Santa Catarina and Gebel Maghara of northern Sinai Peninsula, while in Israel it can be found only in Negev Desert. It is also known from one city in Jordan, Petra.[1]
Habitat
It can be found on elevation of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in natural habitats such as subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rocky areas, and hot deserts.[1]
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss and distribution.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Disi, M., A.M., Werner, Y. & El Din, S.B. (2005). "Telescopus hoogstraali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ↑ Amr, Z.S. and Disi, A.M. (2011). Systematics, distribution and ecology of the snakes of Jordan. 61 (2). Vertebrate Zoology. pp. 179–266.
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