TWO NEW RECORDS OF DWARF SNAKES OF THE GENUS EIRENIS JAN, (REPTTILIA, COLUBRIDAE) IN IRAQI KURDISTAN (NORTH AND NORTHEASTERN OF IRAQ) WITH ANNOTATED CHECKLIST, FOR THE GENUS EIRENIS IN IRAQ

Sarbaz I. Mohamad; Saman R. Afrasiab

Sarbaz I. Mohamad Kurdistan museum of natural history Arbil, Iraq
Saman R. Afrasiab Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords: Colubridae, Eirenis, Kurdistan, Iraq, Museum.

Abstract

Two dwarf snakes were discovered, Eirenis thospitis Schmidtler & Lanza from Sereen mountain, north east of Arbil and E. rothii Jan from Saffin mountain North of Arbil city North of Iraqi Kurdistan. Supported by description and important notes on variation. In addition summarized list for 9 species of the genus Eirenis Jan in Iraq is also presented.

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