Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Family Colubridae Scientific name Spalerosophis diadema Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Higher classification Spalerosophis | |
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Similar Spalerosophis, Snake, Reptile, Colubridae, Eirenis | ||
Diadem rat snake spalerosophis diadema cliffordi
The diadem snake (Spalerosophis diadema) is a species of large colubrine snake.
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Diadem snake spalerosophis diadema
Geographic range
It is found in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Western Pakistan, Northern India, U.S.S.R., South Turkmenistan, South Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Northern Sudan, Turkey, Arabia, and Oman.
The named races or subspecies are found as follows:
Type locality: Shiraz, Iran
Description
Adults may attain a total length of 1.8 m (about 6 feet) of which about 34 cm (13½ inches) is tail. Dorsally they are pale buff or sandy grey, with a median series of dark blotches, and smaller dark spots. Ventrally they are usually uniform white, but rarely have small blackish spots.
