Photo: Soran Ahmed & Soma Majeed
- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Kalar, Chamchamal, Shamak, Lalish, Akre, Plains of Douhuk. Governorate: Erbil; Sulaymaniyah; Duhok
- Nearest City
- Erbil
A racer reaching 110 cm, grey to sandy with dark bars across the back. It is mainly active by day, sometimes at night in hot weather, and feeds on lizards and small mammals. The supplied account lists steppe and foothill localities including Kalar, Chamchamal, Shamak, Lalish, Akre and the Duhok plains.