@Article{, title={Morphometric and meristic characteristics of Echis carinatus (Schneider 1801) inhabiting Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq}, author={Usamah H. Yousif and Mohammed . R. Mohammed}, journal={Marsh Bulletin مجلة الاهوار}, volume={14}, number={2}, pages={83-87}, year={2019}, abstract={Echis carinatus (Schneider 1801) specimens were surveyed in four localities representing different habitats. Specimens were collected monthly for the period of September 2018 to August 2019 by several methods. A total of (43) specimen were collected during nine months (February to October). The highest number of snakes were recorded during July, which amounted to nine samples. The species preferred semi-desert habitats, places of sandy soil with many irrigational channels covered by dense vegetation, and grains cultivation farms that use huge quantities of water. It avoids agricultural areas with dense human activity. Species morphometric and meristic characteristics were measured. The female ratio exceeds males.

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