Dolichophis
Dolichophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
| Dolichophis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dolichophis caspius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Dolichophis Gistel, 1868 |
Geographic range
Species in the genus Dolichophis are found in Southeast Europe and the Middle East.[1]
Species
Four species are recognized as being valid.[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolichophis andreanus (Werner, 1917) | Andreas's racer | Iran | |
 | Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) | Caspian whipsnake | Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Turkey, Moldova, Montenegro, southern Ukraine, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, and southern Hungary |
 | Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | black whipsnake | Syria, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey and Malta. |
 | Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909) | red-bellied racer and Schmidt's whip snake | the Caucasus and the Middle East, from Dagestan to Turkmenistan and south into Syria, Jordan, and northern Iran. |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dolicophis.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.