Dolichophis


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.
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Dolichophis andreanus
Andreas's racerIran
Dolichophis caspius
Caspian whipsnakeAlbania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, southern Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, southern Russia, Serbia, Turkey, southern Ukraine
Dolichophis jugularis
black whipsnake, large whip snakeCyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Turkey
Dolichophis schmidti
red-bellied racer, Schmidt's whip snakeCaucasus 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.