Mograbin diadem snake

Mograbin diadem snake
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

See also

  • Photo of Mograbin Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus).
  • Another photo of Mograbin Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus).