Walterinnesia morgani is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae that is native to the Middle East.[1]
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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Description and behaviour
edit(See the article on the genus at Walterinnesia)
Distribution
editThe 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.