Dolichophis schmidti
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dolichophis |
| Species: | D. schmidti
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909)
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Dolichophis schmidti, known commonly as the red-bellied racer and Schmidt's whip snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.
Geographic range[]
D. schmidti is found in the Caucasus and the Middle East, from Dagestan to Turkmenistan and south into Syria, Jordan, and northern Iran.
Habitat[]
D. schmidti occurs in a wide variety of habitats including rocky, stony and bushy river banks, deserts, semi-deserts, rocky outcrops, hillsides, montane steppe, cultivated fields, gardens, vineyards and other rural areas. It can occur close to human habitation and tolerates human disturbance.
Diet[]
D. schmidti is often observed near to large colonies of rodents on which it preys. It also preys on lizards, birds, and snakes.
Reproduction[]
Adult females of D. schmidti lay clutches of between 5 and 11 eggs.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of Russian ichthyologist Petr Yulevich Schmidt.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Tok, V.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Sevinç, M.; et al. (2017). "Dolichophis schmidti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T164595A92254626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T164595A92254626.en.
- ^ "Dolichophis schmidti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dolichophis schmidti, p. 236).
External links[]
- Species Dolichophis schmidti at The Reptile Database
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