Andreas's racer

Andreas's racer (Hierophis andreanus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Middle East.

Andreas's racer
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Dolichophis
Species:	D. andreanus
Binomial name
Dolichophis andreanus (F. Werner, 1917)
Synonyms[2]
Zamenis andreana F. Werner, 1917 Coluber andreanus — Schätti & Monsch, 2004[1] Hierophis andreanus — Torki, 2010 Dolochophis andreanus — Rajabizadeh et al., 2020

Etymology

The specific name, andreanus, is in honor of "Herr Prof. Andreas " (Professor Andreas) who collected natural history specimens in Persia (now Iran) in 1905.^[3]

Geographic range

D. andreanus is found in the southern Zagros Mountains and their foothills, in Fars province, Iran,^[1] and in Iraq.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. andreanus are grassland and rocky areas, at altitudes of 100–3,000 m (330–9,840 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

D. andreanus is oviparous.^[2]