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| Cyprus Whip Snake |
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| Conservation status |
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Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Chordata
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| Class: |
Reptilia
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| Order: |
Squamata
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| Family: |
Colubridae
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| Genus: |
Hierophis
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| Species: |
H. cypriensis
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| Binomial name |
Hierophis cypriensis
(Schätti, 1985) |
| Synonyms |
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Coluber cypriensis Schätti, 1985
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The Cyprus Whip Snake or Zypern-schlanknatter (Hierophis cypriensis) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is endemic to Cyprus. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
* Böhme, W., Lymberakis, P. & Crochet, P.-A. 2005. Hierophis cypriensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
Cyprus, Nature
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