''Dolichophis jugularis'', the black whipsnake, is a
species of snake in the
family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
.
Geographic range
''Dolichophis jugularis'' is found in
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
,
Cyprus,
Greece,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Lebanon,
Turkey and
Malta.
Subspecies
Three
subspecies
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are recognized as being valid, including the
nominotypical subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
.
*''Dolichophis jugularis asianus''
*''Dolichophis jugularis cypriacus''
*''Dolichophis jugularus jugularis''
References
External links
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Further reading
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Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). ''A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe''. London: Collins. 272 pp. . (''Coluber jugularis'', pp. 196–197 + Plate 35 + Map 109).
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Linnaeus C (1758). ''Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata''. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (''Coluber jugularis'', new species, p. 225). (in Latin).
Reptiles described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Dolichophis
Snakes of Jordan
Reptiles of Cyprus
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