Photo: Soran Ahmed & Soma Majeed
- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Bamo Mountain and Qaradagh area. Governorate: Sulaymaniyah
- Nearest City
- Sulaymaniyah
A small racer reaching 75 cm, with a relatively robust body and orange eyes. It is mainly active by day and eats insects, lizards and small mammals. This Zagros endemic is reported as rare in Kurdistan, with records from Bamo Mountain and Qaradagh.