Eirenis persicus

Eirenis persicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Eirenis
Species: Eirenis persicus

Name

Eirenis persicus (Anderson, 1872)

• Holotype: ZSI 4828 (formerly IMC 4828).
• Type locality: “Bushire, Persia”.

Combinations

• Cyclophis persicus Anderson, 1872: 392 [original combination]
• Pseudocyclophis persicus — Boettger, 1888 [subsequent combination]
• Contia persica — Terentjev & Chernov, 1949 [subsequent combination]
• Eirenis persica — Khalaf, 1959 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Anderson, J. 1872. On some Persian, Himalayan, and other Reptiles. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1872: 371–404.

Links

• Andrén, C., Sindaco, R., Böhme, W., Ugurtas, I.H., Tok, C.V., Sevinç, M., Crochet, P.-A. & Nilson, G. 2021. IUCN: Eirenis persicus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T164700A1069087. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164700A1069087.en. Accessed on 26 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Dark-headed Dwarf Racer