Rhynchocalamus ilamensis Fathinia, Rastegar-Pouyani,

Rastegar-Pouyani, Darvishnia, 2017

Rhynchocalamus ilamensis Fathinia, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar- Pouyani, Darvishnia, 2017: 477.

COMMON NAME. — Ilam Black-headed Snake (designated here).

HOLOTYPE. — YUZM-CRh.1.

TYPE LOCALITY. — Bina and Bijar No-hunting Area (33°38’N, 46°2’E, 724 m a.s.l.), Ilam Province.

DISTRIBUTION. — It is known from Ilam Province.

HABITAT. — The species present in limestone Western foothills of the Zagros Mountains covering with annual to perennial plant.

IUCN. — Not evaluated.

REFERENCE. — Fathinia et al. (2017).

REMARK

Further investigation is needed to reveal whether Lytorhynchus levitoni and Rhynchocalamus Ilamensis are synonyms.