Kerman Dwarf Snake
Eirenis kermanensis Rajabizadeh, Schmidtler, Orlov & Soleimani, 2012
First described in: Rajabizadeh, Mehdi; Josef F. Schmidtler, Nikolai Orlov,Gholamreza Soleimani. Review of Taxonomy and Distribution of the Eirenis medus group (Chernov, 1940) (Ophidia: Colubridae) with Description of a New Species of the Genus Eirenis from Kerman Province, Southeastern Iran.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
REMARK The morphology of this species is similar to E. medus (Chernov, 1940), requiring further investigations to be done (Mahlow et al. 2013).
Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran
distribution
DISTRIBUTION. — Kerman Province (Rajabizadeh et al. 2012). HABITAT. — Valleys and mountainsides to the elevation of 2800 m a. s. l. Habitat substrate is composed of igneous stones and sandy soil. Habitat is characterized by a high density of Artemisia sp. and scattered trees of Amygdalus sp. and terebinth (Rajabizadeh et al. 2012).
Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran
materials_examined
HOLOTYPE. — ICSTZM 7 H 1062. TYPE LOCALITY. — Sarduieh region, Babe Karafs village, Kerman Province.
Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 7376010.