''Dolichophis'' is a
genus of snakes of 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
Species in the genus ''Dolichophis'' are found in
Southeast Europe and the
Middle East.
Species
Four
species are recognized as being valid.
''
Nota bene'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Dolicophis''.
References
Taxa named by Johannes von Nepomuk Franz Xaver Gistel
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