Hemorrhois
Hemorrhois is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1]
| Hemorrhois | |
|---|---|
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| Hemorrhois hippocrepis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Hemorrhois H. Boie, 1826 |
| Type species | |
| Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Species
It contains the following four species:[1]
- Hemorrhois algirus (Jan, 1863) - Algerian whip snake
- Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758), horseshoe whip snake
- Hemorrhois nummifer (Reuss, 1834) - Asian racer, coin-marked snake
- Hemorrhois ravergieri (Ménétries, 1832) - spotted whip snake
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