- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Anywhere in the Kurdistan Region. Governorate: Erbil
- Nearest City
- Erbil
- Coordinates
- 35.942495, 44.870238
A stout, burrowing snake reaching 85 cm, with a short rounded tail and a head adapted for moving through soil. It is mainly active after dark and eats small mammals, lizards and lizard eggs. It is reported widely across Kurdistan except in high mountain ranges.