Eirenis persicus explained

Eirenis persicus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the dark-headed dwarf racer.

Geographic range

The snake is found in the Middle East. Eirenis persicus has a wide distribution range. They can be found in south-eastern Turkey, southern Armenia, eastern Iraq, Iran, south Turkmenistan and also in some parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north-western India. ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Rajabizadeh. Mahdi. Nagy. Zoltán T.. Adriaens. Dominique. Avci. Aziz. Masroor. Rafaqat. Schmidtler. Josef. Nazarov. Roman. Esmaeili. Hamid Reza. Christiaens. Joachim. 2016-04-01. Alpine-Himalayan orogeny drove correlated morphological, molecular, and ecological diversification in the Persian dwarf snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Eirenis persicus). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. en. 176. 4. 878–913. 10.1111/zoj.12342. 0024-4082. free.