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Eirenis coronelloides

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA SQUAMATA COLUBRIDAE

Scientific Name: Eirenis coronelloides
Species Authority: Sivan & Werner, 2003

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Assessor/s: Ahmad Mohammed Mousa Disi, Yehudah Werner, Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Sherif Baha El Din, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm
Reviewer/s: Neil Cox and Helen Temple
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. More research is necessary for this species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species ranges from far-southeastern Turkey (Avci, pers. comm. 2008), northern and northeastern Iraq, and western and central Syria to northern Jordan.
Countries:
Native:
Iraq; Jordan; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey
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Population [top]

Population: This species is rare.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: 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. It lays eggs.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There appear to be no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: In Turkey it is present in the Ceylanpinar protected area. In Jordan it has been recorded from the Al Shawmary protected area.
Citation: Ahmad Mohammed Mousa Disi, Yehudah Werner, Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Sherif Baha El Din, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm 2009. Eirenis coronelloides. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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