Balkan Whip Snake
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Balkan Whip Snake
| Balkan Whip Snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Hierophis |
| Species: | H. gemonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768) |
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Coluber gemonensis Laurenti, 1768 |
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The Balkan Whip Snake, Hierophis gemonensis (formerly known as Coluber gemonensis), is a species in the family Colubridae.
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Geographic range
It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro and in Slovenia.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.
Conservation status
Once very common and widespread, it is now threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Lymberakis, P. & Ajtic, R. 2005. Hierophis gemonensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- List of reptiles of Italy
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