Zamenis
''Zamenis'' is a genus of Old World non-venomous snakes in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. Etymology The Genus, generic name ''Zamenis'' comes from Greek language, Greek ''wiktionary:ζαμενής, ζαμενής'' (Latin, lat. ''wiktionary:vehemens, vehemens'', ''wiktionary:iracundus, iracundus'')Johann Georg Wagler, Wagler, J. (1830). ''Natürliches System der Amphibien : mit vorangehender Classification der Säugethiere und Vögel : ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie.'' Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate, in German and Latin. (''Zamenis'', new genus, p. 188.Available onlineat the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). meaning "angry", "irritable", "fierce". Species The following six species are recognized as being valid: www.reptile-database.org. *''Zamenis hohenackeri'' – Transcaucasian ratsnake *''Zamenis lineatus'' – Italian Aesculapian snake *''Zamenis longissimus'' – Aesculapian snake *''Zamenis persicus'' � ...
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