- Mograbin diadem snake
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Mograbin Diadem Snake Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Spalerosophis Species: S. dolichospilus Binomial name Spalerosophis dolichospilus
(Werner, 1923)The Mograbin diadem snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, dry shrubland, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland.
The name is derived from "Maghreb" - "West" - in Arabic (see Mograbi).
References
- Miras, J.A.M., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J. & Slimani, T. 2005. Spalerosophis dolichospilus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
See also
- Photo of Mograbin Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus).
- Another photo of Mograbin Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus).
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