Muhtarophis barani | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: |
Muhtarophis Avci et al., 2015 |
Species: | M. barani
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Binomial name | |
Muhtarophis barani | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Muhtarophis barani, also known commonly as Baran's black-headed dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the monotypic genus Muhtarophis in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. [3] The species is endemic to the Amanos Mountains of Turkey, and was discovered in 2007. [4] [5]
The generic name, Muhtarophis, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist Muhtar Başoğlu (with the suffix -ophis meaning "snake"). [6]
The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran of the Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir. [2] [7]
The preferred natural habitats of M. barani are shrubland and rocky areas, at an altitude of 1,300 m (4,300 ft). [1]
M. barani has 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, and 163–173 ventral scales. The head is oblique-shaped anteriorly. There is a distinctive black blotch under the eye, running into a narrow stripe. The dorsal surface of the body is colored reddish brown, with no spots. [2]
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Muhtarophis barani | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: |
Muhtarophis Avci et al., 2015 |
Species: | M. barani
|
Binomial name | |
Muhtarophis barani | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Muhtarophis barani, also known commonly as Baran's black-headed dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the monotypic genus Muhtarophis in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. [3] The species is endemic to the Amanos Mountains of Turkey, and was discovered in 2007. [4] [5]
The generic name, Muhtarophis, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist Muhtar Başoğlu (with the suffix -ophis meaning "snake"). [6]
The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran of the Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir. [2] [7]
The preferred natural habitats of M. barani are shrubland and rocky areas, at an altitude of 1,300 m (4,300 ft). [1]
M. barani has 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, and 163–173 ventral scales. The head is oblique-shaped anteriorly. There is a distinctive black blotch under the eye, running into a narrow stripe. The dorsal surface of the body is colored reddish brown, with no spots. [2]
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