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    Species Accepted

    Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus (Jan, 1862)

    Black-headed Ground Snake
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Rhynchocalamus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      22 results
      Black-headed Ground Snake English
      Black-headed Rhynchocalamus English
      Black-headed Snake English
      Garabash Rhynakalamus Azerbaijani
      Palestine Kukri Snake English
      Rhynchocalamus Satunina Russian
      Schwarzkopf-Zwergnatter German
      Schwarzkopfnatter German
      Toprak Yılanı Turkish
      Tschernogolovy Rhynchocalamus Russian

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      51 results
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      Damhoureyeh, S.A.; Qarqaz, M.A.; Baker, M.A.; Himdan, N.; Eid, E. & Amr, Z.S. (2009). Reptiles and Amphibians in Dibbeen Nature Reserve, Jordan. Vertebrate Zoology 59 (2): 169 – 177.
      Baha el Din, S. (2006). A guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo. Xvi + 359 Pp.
      Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Sadek, R.A.; Sindaco, R. & Venchi, A. (2002). The herpetofauna of Lebanon: new data on distribution. Zoology in the Middle East 27: 35-46.
      Bar, & Aviad and Guy Haimovitch. (2012). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Israel. Pazbar LTD, 246 Pp.
      Egan, D. (2007). Snakes of Arabia. Motivate Publishing, Dubai, 208 Pp.
      IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://www.iucnredlist.org
      Ananjeva, NB, Orlov NL; Khalikov RG; Darevsky IS; Ryabov IS & Barabanov AV. (2006). The Reptiles of North Eurasia. Taxonomic Diversity, Distribution, Conservation Status [this comprises the territory of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia]. Pensoft Series Faunistica 47, 250 Pp.
      Schmidt, K. P. (1939). Reptiles and amphibians from Southwestern Asia. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 24: 49-92.
      Avci, A., Dinçaslan, Y. E., Ilgaz, Ç., & Üzüm, N. (2008). Contributions to the distribution and morphology of Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus melanocephalus (Jan 1862) (Reptilia, Colubridae) in Turkey. North-Western Journal of Zoology 4 (1): 161-166.

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