Eirenis coronelloides or (also known as Sinai dwarf racer) is a non-venomous snake found in the Middle East.

Description

Eirenis coronelloides adults range from 17.5 to 25 cm in length.

Eirenis coronelloides

Body light brown, with distinct dark crown on the head dark dorsal bars, characterized by dark crown, ventral stripe or both in all specimens examined from Turkey and some specimens from Jordan, Iraq, and Syria.

Eirenis coronelloides

Distribution

This species ranges from far-southeastern Turkey, northern and northeastern Iraq, and western and central Syria to northern Jordan.

Eirenis coronelloides

It is found in scattered steppe vegetation on solid earth. It can be found under or between stones. It can be found in lightly cultivated agricultural areas.

Reproduction

Oviparous, the female lays eggs.

References

Eirenis

Reptiles of Turkey

Reptiles of Iraq

Reptiles of Syria

Reptiles of Jordan

Reptiles of the Middle East

Taxa named by Giorgio Jan