Cyprus whip snake

Cyprus whip snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hierophis
Species: H. cypriensis
Binomial name
Hierophis cypriensis
(Schätti, 1985)
Synonyms

Coluber cypriensis Schätti, 1985

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 marshes, and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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