Higher classification Hemorrhois | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Snake, Hemorrhois, Reptile, Coin‑marked snake, Eirenis | ||
spotted whip snake hemorrhois ravergieri prague zoo
Hemorrhois ravergieri, commonly called the spotted whip snake, is a species of snake found in Western Asia, Central Asia, and South-Central Asia.
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Etymology
The specific name, ravergieri, is in honor of a certain Mr. Ravergier who was an attaché at the French Embassy in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Geographic range
Description
Dorsally it is tan or grayish, with a series of dark rhomboidal spots or crossbars, alternating with smaller spots on the sides. The spots usually become confluent posteriorly, and appear as dark stripes on the tail. There is a diagonal dark streak below the eye, and a similar subparallel streak from the back of the eye to the corner of the mouth. Ventrally it is whitish or covered with blackish dots.
The weakly keeled dorsal scales are arranged in 21 rows. The ventrals, which are obtusely angulate laterally, number 190-222; the anal is divided; and the subcaudals, which are paired, are 75-101.
Adults may attain 133 cm (4 ft 4 in) in total length, with a tail 32 cm (12 1⁄2 in) long.
