Photo: Soran Ahmed & Soma Majeed
- Conservation Status
- Not Evaluated
- Location
- Anywhere in the Kurdistan Region. Governorate: Duhok
- Nearest City
- Duhok
A slender snake reaching 40 cm, with a small flattened, black-capped head and a uniformly coloured body. It is mainly nocturnal, resting beneath rocks by day and feeding on insects and spiders. The supplied account reports it in varied habitats across Kurdistan.