Green Whip Snake

Hierophis gyarosensis (Mertens, 1968)

Green Whip Snake
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hierophis
Species:	H. viridiflavus
Binomial name
Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789)
Synonyms
Coluber gyarosensis Mertens, 1968

The Green Whip Snake or Western Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.

Geographic range

It is found in Andorra, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and possibly Luxembourg.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

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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