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Andreas’ Racer
Dolichophis andreanus
Andreas's racer (Dolichophis andreanus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Middle East.
From the article Andreas's racer on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
D. andreanus is found in the southern Zagros Mountains and their foothills, in Fars province, Iran, and in Iraq.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, andreanus, is in honor of "Herr Prof. Andreas " (Professor Andreas) who collected natural history specimens in Persia (now Iran) in 1905.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Dolichophis andreanus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1127941.