Zamenis
| Zamenis | |
|---|---|
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| Z. longissimus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Zamenis Wagler, 1830 |
Zamenis is a genus of nonvenomous Old World snakes in the Colubridae family.
Species
The following five species are recognized as valid:[1]
- Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch, 1873) - Transcaucasian ratsnake
- Zamenis lineatus (Camerano, 1891) - Italian Aesculapian snake
- Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) - Aesculapian snake
- Zamenis persicus (F. Werner, 1913) - Persian ratsnake
- Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758) - European ratsnake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Zamenis.
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Wagler J. 1830. Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Zamenis, new genus, p. 188).
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