Eirenis decemlineatus
| Eirenis decemlineatus | |
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| File:Eirenis decemlineatus striped form.png | |
| Striped | |
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| Non-striped | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Eirenis |
| Species: | E. decemlineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eirenis decemlineatus (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854)
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Eirenis decemlineatus or (also known as the Narrow-striped Dwarf Snake), is a non-venomous snake[1] found in West Asia & Middle East.
Description
Eirenis decemlineatus (Eirenis decemlineata) adults range from 45-90 cm in length.
Body is brown above, uniform or with two thin, dark stripes running the length of the body and tail. Lower parts uniform white. Two forms of the Narrow-striped dwarf snake may occur in the same habitat; one with longitudinal lines and the other with gray dorsum void of lines.[2]
Distribution
This species found in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan extending to Iraq and Iran.[2]
This species is found in sparsely vegetated rocky areas of pine and oak forest. It can also be found in orchards and rural gardens.[3]
Feed
Feeds mainly on large insects, scorpions, spiders and centipedes.[1]
Reproduction
Oviparous, the female lays eggs.
References
- ^ a b "WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources". www.toxinology.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ a b AMR, ZUHAIR; DISI, AHMAD (2011). Systematics, distribution and ecology of the snakes of Jordan. www.vertebrate-zoology.de. p. 201.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-01-23.