Green Whip Snake
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Hierophis gyarosensis (Mertens, 1968)
| Green Whip Snake | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hierophis |
| Species: | H. viridiflavus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789) |
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| Synonyms | |
| Coluber gyarosensis Mertens, 1968 | |
The Green Whip Snake or Western Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.
[edit] Geographic range
It is found in Andorra, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and possibly Luxembourg.
[edit] Habitat
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.
[edit] References
- Vogrin, M., Corti, C., Mellado, V.P., Sá-Sousa, P., Cheylan, M., Pleguezuelos, J., Meyer, A., Schmidt, B. 2005. Hierophis viridiflavus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- List of reptiles of Italy
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