Muhtarophis
Species of snake
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Muhtarophis barani, also known commonly as Baran's black-headed dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the monotypic genus Muhtarophis in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.[3] The species is endemic to the Amanos Mountains of Turkey, and was discovered in 2007.[4][5]
| Muhtarophis barani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Muhtarophis Avci et al., 2015 |
| Species: | M. barani |
| Binomial name | |
| Muhtarophis barani (Olgun, Avci, Ilgaz, Üzüm & Yilmaz, 2007) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The generic name, Muhtarophis, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist Muhtar Başoğlu (with the suffix -ophis meaning "snake").[6]
The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran of the Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir.[2][7]
Habitat
Description
M. barani has 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, and 163–173 ventral scales. The head is oblique-shaped anteriorly. There is a distinctive black blotch under the eye, running into a narrow stripe. The dorsal surface of the body is colored reddish brown, with no spots.[2]