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Walterinnesia morgani

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Walterinnesia morgani
Captive specimen in Kuwait
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Walterinnesia
Species:
W. morgani
Binomial name
Walterinnesia morgani
(Mocquard, 1905) Nilson & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2007
Synonyms
  • Naja morgani Mocquard, 1905
  • Atractaspis wilsoni Wall, 1908
  • Walterinnesia aegyptia morgani Rajabizadeh, 2018

Walterinnesia morgani is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae that is native to the Middle East.[1]

Description and behaviour

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(See the article on the genus at Walterinnesia)

Distribution

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The range of the species encompasses Syria, western Iran, southern Turkey, Iraq, eastern Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The type locality is Khuzestan Province in south-western Iran.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Walterinnesia morgani (MOCQUARD, 1905)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 3 June 2021.