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Werner's Diadem Snake
Spalerosophis dolichospilus
The Mograbin diadem snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, dry shrubland, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland.
From the article Mograbin diadem snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Spalerosophis dolichospilus is usually about 120 cm (3.9 ft) in total length (including tail), but can reach 150 cm (4.9 ft). It is orange with circular spots of reddish or greenish brown.
Range & habitat
The natural habitats of S. dolichospilus are subtropical or tropical, dry shrubland, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Spalerosophis dolichospilus is very agile and can move quickly over rocky substrates.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
In human culture
The common name, Mograbin diadem snake, is derived from "Maghreb", meaning "west" in Arabic.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28635.