Walterinnesia morgani
Appearance
Walterinnesia morgani | |
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Captive specimen in Kuwait | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Walterinnesia |
Species: | W. morgani
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Binomial name | |
Walterinnesia morgani (Mocquard, 1905) Nilson & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2007
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Synonyms | |
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Walterinnesia morgani is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae that is native to the Middle East.[1]
Description and behaviour
[edit](See the article on the genus at Walterinnesia)
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Walterinnesia morgani (MOCQUARD, 1905)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 3 June 2021.