Dolichophis jugularis

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Dolichophis jugularis
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Dolichophis jugularis preying on a sheltopusik

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dolichophis
Species:
D. jugularis
Binomial name
Dolichophis jugularis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
  • Coluber jugularis
    Linnaeus, 1758
  • Zamenis viridiflavus var. asiana
    Boettger, 1880
  • Hierophis jugularis
    — , 1988
  • Dolichophis jugularis
    — et al., 2004

Dolichophis jugularis, the black whipsnake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

Geographic range[]

Dolichophis jugularis is found in Syria, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey and Malta.[2]

Subspecies[]

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Dolichophis jugularis asianus (Boettger, 1880)
  • Dolichophis jugularis cypriacus (, 1972)
  • Dolichophis jugularus jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

References[]

  1. ^ Baha El Din, S.; Crochet, P.-A.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Kaya, U.; Lymberakis, P.; Disi, A.M.; Sadek, R.; Sevinç, M.; Tok, V.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Werner, Y.L. (2012). "Dolichophis jugularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T157294A749921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T157294A749921.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Dolichophis jugularis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

External links[]


Further reading[]

  • Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. ISBN 0-00-219318-3. (Coluber jugularis, pp. 196–197 + Plate 35 + Map 109).
  • Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, diferentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Coluber jugularis, new species, p. 225). (in Latin).


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