Eirenis barani

Baran's dwarf racer

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Eirenis barani

Eirenis barani, also known commonly as Baran's dwarf racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Near East.

Animal name origin

The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran.

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Appearance

The holotype of E. barani has a snout-to-vent length of 228 mm (9.0 in) and a tail length of 78 mm (3.1 in). The dorsal scales are smooth, and are arranged in 17 rows at midbody.

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E. barani is found in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria.

The natural habitats of E. barani are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to 1,700 m (5,600 ft).

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Eirenis barani

compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevin?, Wolfgang B?hme, Pierre-Andr? Crochet, Roberto Sindaco, Yakup Kaska, Yusu

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Mating Habits

E. barani is oviparous.

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Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Eirenis barani Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eirenis_barani

2. Eirenis barani on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61496/12482432

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