Hierophis
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Hierophis is a genus of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...

 in the Colubridae family.
It contains the following species:
  • Cyprus Whip Snake
    Cyprus Whip Snake
    The Cyprus Whip Snake or Zypern-schlanknatter is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.It is endemic to Cyprus....

     (Hierophis cypriensis)
  • Balkan Whip Snake
    Balkan Whip Snake
    The Balkan Whip Snake, Hierophis gemonensis, is a species in the family Colubridae.-Geographic range:It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia.-Habitat:...

     (Hierophis gemonensis)
  • Green Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus)
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