Cyprus whip snake

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Cyprus whip snake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hierophis
Species:
H. cypriensis
Binomial name
Hierophis cypriensis
(Schätti, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Coluber cypriensis
  • Dolichophis cypriensis

The Cyprus whip snake (Hierophis cypriensis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Cyprus. [2]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and water storage areas. It is one of the three species of the genus Hierophis . No subspecies are currently recognized. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. Wolfgang Böhme, Petros Lymberakis, Pierre-André Crochet (2009). "Hierophis cypriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T61443A12485322. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61443A12485322.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Hierophis cypriensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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