Persian dwarf snake consists of 6 species

Monday, November 23, 2015 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

The Persian dwarf snake is wrongly classified as one species, scientists say. New research shows it is composed of six different species, a finding which might be important for the conservation of the snake. The Persian dwarf snake or Eirenis persicus lives in an area stretching from southern Turkey to the northeast of Pakistan. Mahdi […]

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