Cyprus Whip Snake

Cyprus Whip Snake
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hierophis
Species:	H. cypriensis
Binomial name
Hierophis cypriensis (Schätti, 1985)
Synonyms
Coluber cypriensis Schätti, 1985

The Cyprus Whip Snake or Zypern-schlanknatter (Hierophis cypriensis) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is endemic to Cyprus.

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

Source

• Böhme, W., Lymberakis, P. & Crochet, P.-A. 2005. Hierophis cypriensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

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