- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Kalar, Maidan, Darbandikhan, Sharazoor, Slemani, Qaradagh, Koya, Chamchamal, Bardarash, Shamamk, Qarachugh. Governorate: Erbil; Sulaymaniyah; Duhok
- Nearest City
- Erbil
- Coordinates
- 35.760202, 43.640042
A shiny black or dark grey snake reaching 140 cm. It is nocturnal, sometimes active even on cool nights, and feeds on lizards and amphibians. The supplied account reports it from plains and low mountains, with named localities across Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Duhok. This is a venomous species.