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Telescopus tessellatus

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Species of snake

Telescopus tessellatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Telescopus
Species: T. tessellatus
Binomial name
Telescopus tessellatus
(Wall, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Tarbophis tessellatus Wall, 1908
  • Tarbophis martini Schmidt, 1939
  • Tarbophis fallax iberus Corkill, 1932
  • Tarbophis iberus Boulenger, 1920

Telescopus tessellatus, commonly known as the Soosan tiger snake or the Soosan viper, is a snake in the Colubridae family. It is found in western Iran and eastern Iraq. It occurs in rocky places, scrubland, montane areas, and rocky steppe. It is currently listed as of "least concern" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

References

  1. ^ Göran Nilson (2009). "Telescopus tessellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164603A5911524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164603A5911524.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Wall, F. (1908). "Notes on a collection of snakes from Persia". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (4): 795–805.
  3. ^ Telescopus tessellatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 February 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Telescopus tessellatus


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