| Dolichophis | |
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| Dolichophis caspius | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Species
Four species are recognized as being valid.
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Dolichophis andreanus (F. Werner, 1917) |
Andreas's racer | Iran | |
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Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) |
Caspian whipsnake | Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, southern Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, southern Russia, Serbia, Turkey, southern Ukraine |
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Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
black whipsnake, large whip snake | Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Turkey |
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Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909) |
red-bellied racer, Schmidt's whip snake | Caucasus 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.
References
- ^ Genus Dolichophis at The Reptile Database
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| Dolichophis | |
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