''Hierophis'' is a genus of
snake
Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...
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 ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Balkan whip snake (''Hierophis gemonensis'')
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Cyprus whip snake (''Hierophis cypriensis'')
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Green whip snake (''Hierophis viridiflavus'')
Snake genera
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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