Dolichophis Explained

Dolichophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

Species in the genus Dolichophis are found in Southeast Europe and the Middle East.

Species

Four species are recognized as being valid.

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Dolichophis andreanus
Andreas's racer Iran
Dolichophis caspius
Caspian whipsnake Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, southern Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, southern Russia, Serbia, Turkey, southern Ukraine
Dolichophis jugularis
black whipsnake, large whip snake Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Turkey
Dolichophis schmidti
red-bellied racer, Schmidt's whip snake Caucasus and Middle East, from Dagestan to Turkmenistan and south into Syria, Jordan, and northern Iran

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dolicophis.