Dolichophis
Dolichophis caspius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Dolichophis
Gistel, 1868

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]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Dolichophis andreanus
(F. Werner, 1917)
Andreas's racerIran
Dolichophis caspius
(Gmelin, 1789)
Caspian whipsnakeAlbania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, southern Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, southern Russia, Serbia, Turkey, southern Ukraine
Dolichophis jugularis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
black whipsnake, large whip snakeCyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Turkey
Dolichophis schmidti
(Nikolsky, 1909)
red-bellied racer, Schmidt's whip snakeCaucasus 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.

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