Horseshoe whip snake

Horseshoe whip snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hemorrhois
Species:
H. hippocrepis
Binomial name
Hemorrhois hippocrepis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Coluber hippocrepis
    Linnaeus, 1758
  • Natrix hippocrepis
    — Laurenti, 1768
  • Periops hippocrepis
    — Wagler, 1830
  • Calopeltis hippocrepis
    — Eichwald, 1851
  • Zamenis hippocrepis
    — Günther, 1858
  • Tyria hippocrepis
    — Cope, 1862
  • Hemorrhois hippocrepis
    — Utiger et al., 2002

The horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . The species is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.

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