| Dolichophis | |
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| Dolichophis caspius | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Dolichophis Gistel, 1868 |
Dolichophis is agenus of snakes of thefamilyColubridae.
Species in the genusDolichophis are found inSoutheast Europe and theMiddle East.[1]
Fourspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolichophis andreanus (F. Werner, 1917) | Andreas's racer | Iran | |
 | Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) | Caspian whipsnake | Albania,Bulgaria,Croatia,Greece, southernHungary,Kazakhstan,Moldova,Montenegro,North Macedonia,Romania, southernRussia,Serbia,Turkey, southernUkraine |
 | Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | black whipsnake, large whip snake | Cyprus, Greece, Iran,Iraq,Israel,Jordan,Kuwait,Lebanon,Malta,Syria, Turkey |
 | Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909) | red-bellied racer, Schmidt's whip snake | Caucasus and Middle East, fromDagestan toTurkmenistan and south into Syria, Jordan, and northern Iran |
Nota bene: Abinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other thanDolicophis.
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