- Balkan Whip Snake
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Balkan Whip Snake Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Hierophis Species: H. gemonensis Binomial name Hierophis gemonensis
(Laurenti, 1768)Synonyms Coluber gemonensis Laurenti, 1768
The Balkan Whip Snake, Hierophis gemonensis, is a species in the family Colubridae.
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Geographic range
It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Lymberakis, P. & Ajtic, R. 2005. Hierophis gemonensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- List of reptiles of Italy
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