| 词条 | Lytorhynchus diadema |
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|image=Lytorhynchus diadema.png |taxon=Lytorhynchus diadema |authority=(A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854) }} Lytorhynchus diadema or (also known as Crowned leafnose snake, Diademed Sand Snake) is a non-venomous snake[1] found in Middle East, North Africa & West Asia. DescriptionLytorhynchus diadema adults range from 30-51 cm in length. Pale buff or cream color above, with a series of 13 – 18 large transversely rhomboidal dark spots; a dark median band along the head and nape, sometimes confluent with an interocular transverse band; an oblique dark band from the eye to the angle of the mouth; lower parts uniform white.[2] DistributionAlgeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Mauritania, West Sahara.[1] This species is found in sandy desert, semi-desert, sandy coastal areas, areas of high grassland plateaus (especially those close to rocky areas), and clay plateaus with rocks. This species digs, but is not considered fossorial In Arabia it appears to occur in a wide range of dry habitats.[3] FeedFeeds mainly on lizards but will eat large arthropods and insects and young rodents. ReproductionOviparous, The female lays clutches of three to five eggs. References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.toxinology.com/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=main.snakes.display&id=SN1755|title=WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources|website=www.toxinology.com|access-date=2019-01-23}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q2998808}}2. ^{{Cite book|title=Systematics, distribution and ecology of the snakes of Jordan|last=AMR|first=ZUHAIR|last2=DISI|first2=AHMAD|publisher=www.vertebrate-zoology.de|year=2011|isbn=|location=|pages=211}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|access-date=2019-01-23}} 10 : Colubrids|Reptiles of the Middle East|Snakes of Africa|Endemic fauna of Saudi Arabia|Reptiles of Algeria|Reptiles of Egypt|Reptiles of Iran|Reptiles of Iraq|Reptiles of Jordan|Reptiles of Morocco |
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