Dolichophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
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 (F. Werner, 1917) |
Andreas's racer | Iran | |
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Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) |
Caspian whipsnake | Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, southern Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, southern Russia, Serbia, Turkey, southern Ukraine |
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Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
black whipsnake, large whip snake | Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Turkey |
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Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909) |
red-bellied racer, Schmidt's whip snake | Caucasus and 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.
References
- ^ a b Genus Dolichophis at The Reptile Database
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