Telescopus tessellatus, commonly known as the Soosan tiger snake[3] or the Soosan viper,[1] is a snake in the Colubridae family.[3] It is found in western Iran and eastern Iraq.[1][3] 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.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Telescopus |
| Species: | T. tessellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Telescopus tessellatus (Wall, 1908)
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References
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Wall, F. (1908). "Notes on a collection of snakes from Persia". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (4): 795–805.
- ^ a b c d Telescopus tessellatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 February 2017.
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