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Dolichophis

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Dolichophis

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Higher classification
  
Colubrinae

Dolichophis Dolichophis caspius The Reptile Database

Lower classifications
  
Caspian whipsnake, Large whip snake

Black whip snake dolichophis jugularis cyprus


Dolichophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Contents

Black whip snake dolichophis jugularis cyprus


Geographic range

Species in the genus Dolichophis are found in Southeast Europe and the Middle East.

Species

Four species are recognized as being valid.

  • Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Dolichophis cypriensis (Schätti, 1985)
  • Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909)

  • Dolichophis Dolichophis jugularis The Reptile Database

    Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dolicophis.

    Dolichophis CalPhotos




    References

    Dolichophis Wikipedia