Lytorhynchus maynardi

Lytorhynchus maynardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lytorhynchus
Species:
L. maynardi
Binomial name
Lytorhynchus maynardi
Alcock & Finn, 1897

Lytorhynchus maynardi, Maynard's longnose sand snake, is a species of snake found in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.[2] The species is fossorial and in Iran occurs in sand dune habitats at altitudes around 500 m.[3] The species' type locality is in southern Afghanistan at an elevation of 1310 m.[4]

References

  1. ^ Papenfuss, T.; Anderson, S.; Khan, M. (2021). "Lytorhynchus maynardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164574A48903212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164574A48903212.en. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ Lytorhynchus maynardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Salemi, Ali; Heydari, Nastaran; Mahin, Mohammad Jahan (2018). "A new distribution record for the rare Maynard's Longnose Sand Snake, Lytorhynchus maynardi Alcock and Finn, 1896 from Nikshahr, southeastern Iran". Herpetology Notes. 11: 617. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (22 April 2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 416. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. Retrieved 16 October 2023.