Asia Minor Dwarf Racer
Eirenis modestus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Eirenis
- Continents
- Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Common
About
Asia Minor Dwarf Racer (Eirenis modestus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Israel and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, pine forest, woodland, open woodland and 16 more. Common: recorded in 114 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Temperate Rainforest
- Pine Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Gorges
- Scree Slopes
- Mountain Slopes
- Rock Crevices
- Coastal Scrub
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Pine Forest
- Balkan Rocky Grassland
- Mediterranean Levant Woodland
Related snakes
- Eirenis rafsanjanicus
- Eirenis yassujicus
- Collared Dwarf Snake Eirenis collaris
- Baran Dwarf Racer Eirenis barani
- Roth's Dwarf Snake Eirenis rothii
- Narrow-striped Dwarf Snake Eirenis decemlineatus
- Levantine Dwarf Snake Eirenis levantinus
- Sinai dwarf racer Eirenis coronelloides
- Eiselt's Dwarf Racer Eirenis eiselti
- Striped Dwarf Snake Eirenis lineomaculatus
- Van Dwarf Racer Eirenis thospitis
- Bozanti Dwarf Racer Eirenis aurolineatus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.