Balkan Whip Snake

Balkan Whip Snake
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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.

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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