genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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snake
Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...
s 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 ...
.
Species
It contains the following four
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
Jan
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Num ...
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Hemorrhois hippocrepis
The horseshoe whip snake (''Hemorrhois hippocrepis'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . The species is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.
Description
Adults of ''H. hippocrepis'' may attain a total length (includin ...
horseshoe whip snake
The horseshoe whip snake (''Hemorrhois hippocrepis'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . The species is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.
Description
Adults of ''H. hippocrepis'' may attain a total length (includin ...
Hemorrhois ravergieri
''Hemorrhois ravergieri'', commonly called the spotted whip snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Western Asia, Central Asia, and South-Central Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, ''ravergieri'', is ...