Eirenis coronelloides

Eirenis coronelloides or (also known as Sinai dwarf racer)^[1] is a non-venomous snake^[2] found in the Middle East.

Eirenis coronelloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Eirenis
Species:	E. coronelloides
Binomial name
Eirenis coronelloides (Jan, 1862)

Description

Eirenis coronelloides adults range from 17.5 to 25 cm in length.

Body light brown, with distinct dark crown on the head dark dorsal bars, characterized by dark crown, ventral stripe or both in all specimens examined from Turkey and some specimens from Jordan, Iraq, and Syria.^[3]

Distribution

This species ranges from far-southeastern Turkey, northern and northeastern Iraq, and western and central Syria to northern Jordan.^[4]

It is found in scattered steppe vegetation on solid earth. It can be found under or between stones. It can be found in lightly cultivated agricultural areas.^[5]

Reproduction

Oviparous, the female lays eggs.