Biology:Cyprus whip snake
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Short description: Species of snake
Cyprus whip snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hierophis |
Species: | H. cypriensis
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Binomial name | |
Hierophis cypriensis (Schätti, 1985)
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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
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61443/12485322. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Hierophis cypriensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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