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==Geographic range== |
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It occurs in [[Italy]], [[Greece]] ([[Paros]], [[Antiparos]], Tourlos, [[Crete]], [[Kalymnos]], [[Samos]], [[Milos]], [[Corfu]]), [[Albania]], coastal [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]] (including some [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] islands), [[Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Republic of |
It occurs in [[Italy]], [[Greece]] ([[Paros]], [[Antiparos]], Tourlos, [[Crete]], [[Kalymnos]], [[Samos]], [[Milos]], [[Corfu]]), [[Albania]], coastal [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]] (including some [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] islands), [[Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Republic of Macedonia]], southern [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]], [[Malta]], [[Cyprus]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Israel]], southern [[Russia]] (Caucasus, [[Dagestan]]), [[Armenia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], and [[Azerbaijan]]. |
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Revision as of 02:11, 22 August 2016
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| Telescopus fallax from Malta | |
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| Species: | T. fallax
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| Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann, 1831)
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The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), also known as the Soosan snake, is a venomous colubrid snake endemic to the Mediterranean and Caucasus regions.
Geographic range
It occurs in Italy, Greece (Paros, Antiparos, Tourlos, Crete, Kalymnos, Samos, Milos, Corfu), Albania, coastal Slovenia, Croatia (including some Adriatic islands), Herzegovina, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, southern Bulgaria, Turkey, Malta, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, southern Russia (Caucasus, Dagestan), Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.
Ecology
The European cat snake is venomous, but because it is rear-fanged (fangs are located at the back of the upper jaw), it rarely injects its venom in defensive biting, and is therefore considered no threat to humans. It feeds mainly on geckos and lizards.[citation needed]
The species can be found in open and scrubby country including beaches and open woodlands.[1]
References
Further reading
- Arnold EN, Burton JA. 1978. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. + Plates 1-40.
ISBN 0-00-219318-3. (Telescopus fallax, pp. 207-210 + Plate 38, Figures 4a, 4b + Map 120). - Fleischmann FL. 1831. Dalmatiae Nova Serpentum Genera. Erlangen, Germany: C. Heyder. 35 pp. (Tarbophis fallax, new species, p. 18).
External links
- Video of Telescopus fallax on YouTube
- Video of Telescopus fallax on YouTube
- Movement of Telescopus fallax on YouTube
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