Nine species of scorpions found in Iraq and Kuwait have life-threatening stings. An investigation of the status of snakes in central and southern Iraq was carried out from September 2013 to May 2015.

Amr, Z.S. Reptiles of Iraq : with some notes on the amphibians. Scorpions eat insects, spiders, and small snakes, lizards, or rodents. Unfortunately for people working in Iraq, there are a number of snakes that are often seen around the sites and inside camps. III. The wildlife of Iraq includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.Iraq has multiple biomes which include the mountainous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to the wet marshlands along the Euphrates river.The western part of the country comprises desert and some semi-arid regions. Feb 17, 2017 - Snakes of Iraq / Middle East - see especially the Saw-Scaled Viper and Kurdistan Viper for colors Stay safe and healthy. [Kamel T Khalaf] Iraq Natural History Museum Publication 6: 1-26.
Responsibility by Kamel T. Khalaf. A total of 138 specimens were collected and identified.

This list may not reflect recent changes (). 2009. Reptiles of Iraq by Kamel T. Khalaf; 1 edition; First published in 1959; Subjects: Amphibians, Classification, Reptiles; Places: Iraq A bibliography on the vertebrate fauna of Iraq and neighboring countries. Pages in category "Reptiles of Iraq" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. Reptiles and amphibians of Iraq. Most scorpions are nocturnal Information on their sting. Iraq harbours a lot of scorpion species, mainly from the family Buthidae. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum 13(4): 29-40. They are attracted to areas that provide shelter for their prey. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Get this from a library! Between 1917 and 1924, the Iraq Health Service believed that venomous snakes and snake-bites were rare. 1955. Physical description v, 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (plz don't)Real.| cobra snakes| Nagamani stones | plz save them don't kill them - Duration: 7:23. afnan naveed Recommended for you Worse still is the fact that many of the species found in Iraq … Allouse, B.E.

As of 2001, seven of Iraq's mammal species and 12 of its bird species are endangered. Scorpions sting with a poison-filled telson on the tip of the tail. Updated list of amphibians and reptiles in Iraq 2014.

A fatal case of Echis carinatus envenoming at (Imam) Hamza on the Middle Euphrates in 1923 was the first of several cases recorded in Diwaniyah in 1924 and 1929 ( Sinderson, 1924 ; Corkill, 1932-3 ). reptiles and amphibians. Scorpions in Iraq. Stoke’s Sea Snake X Yellow Sea Snake X X X Yellow-bellied Sea Snake X X X 1 United Arab Emirates Yellow indicates where snakes are found. Imprint Baghdad : Ar-Rabitta Press, 1959. Of obvious reasons, the scorpion fauna of Iraq has not been investigated properly for several years, and we know little about how many species that live there, and their biology.