Cyprus whip snake

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

Cyprus whip snake
Scientific classification
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

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources
  1. Wolfgang Böhme, Petros Lymberakis, Pierre-André Crochet. 2009. Hierophis cypriensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61443A12485322. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61443A12485322.en. Downloaded on 20 May 2020.
  2. Hierophis cypriensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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