''Hemerophis'' is a genus of snake in the family

Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...

that contains the sole species ''Hemerophis socotrae''. It is commonly known as the Socotran racer. It is found in

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

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Colubrinae Monotypic snake genera Reptiles described in 1881 Reptiles of the Middle East {{Colubrinae-stub