Hierophis andreanus (Werner, 1917)

Zamenis andreanus Werner, 1917: 207 .

COMMON NAME. — Andreas’ Racer.

SYNTYPE. — ZFMK 31600 .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Southern parts of the Zagros Mountains.

DISTRIBUTION. — Bushehr, Fars, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, and Lorestan Provinces (Rajabizadeh & Rastegar-Pouyani 2009, Fathinia et al. 2010; Torki 2010b) .

HABITAT. — Rocky areas and human habitations in the Zagros Mountains (Fathinia et al. 2010), to the elevation of 2000 m a.s.l. (Rajabizadeh & Rastegar-Pouyani 2009).

IUCN. — Least concern.

REFERENCES. — Werner (1917); Rajabizadeh & Rastegar-Pouyani (2009), Fathinia et al. (2010), Torki (2010b).