Photo: Soran Ahmed & Soma Majeed
- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Anywhere in the Kurdistan Region. Governorate: Erbil; Duhok
- Nearest City
- Erbil
A tiny, worm-like snake reaching 28 cm, with translucent skin and small dark eyes. It shelters underground or beneath rocks by day and feeds mainly on ants and termites at night. The supplied account reports it widely across Kurdistan outside high mountain ranges.