Dolichophis jugularis

Dolichophis jugularis, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Dolichophis
Species: Dolichophis jugularis
Subspecies: D. j. asianus – D. j. jugularis
Name

Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type locality: “Aegypto”
Original combination: Coluber jugularis

Synonyms

Zamenis viridiflavus var. asiana Boettger, 1880
Zamenis gemonensis var. asianus — Boulenger, 1920
Coluber jugularis asianus — Müller & Wettstein, 1933
Coluber jugularis — Kahl et al., 1980: 232
Coluber jugularis — Schätti & Wilson, 1986
Hierophis jugularis — Schätti, 1988
Haemorrhois jugularis — Welch
Hierophis jugularis — Nagy et al., 2004
Hierophis jugularis — Kumlutas et al., 2004
Dolichophis jugularis — Nagy et al., 2004
Coluber jugularis — Thieme, 2005
Coluber (s.l.) jugularis — Venchi & Sindaco, 2006

Dolichophis jugularis, Photo: Michael Lahanas

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 225. Reference page.
Schätti, B. 1988. Systematik und Evolution der Schlangengattung Hierophis Fitzinger, 1843. PhD Diss. Univ. Zürich 1988.
Nagy, Z.T.; R. Lawson, U. Joger, M. Wink 2004. Molecular systematics of racers, whipsnakes and relatives (Reptilia: Colubridae) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 42 (3): 223–233.
Dolichophis jugularis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 August 2008.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Pfeilnatter
English: Large Whip Snake
українська: Полоз великий

Dolichophis jugularis, the black whipsnake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

Dolichophis jugularis is found in Syria, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey and Malta.[2]
Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

Dolichophis jugularis asianus (Boettger, 1880)
Dolichophis jugularis cypriacus (Zinner, 1972)
Dolichophis jugularus jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Baha El Din, S.; Crochet, P.-A.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Kaya, U.; Lymberakis, P.; Disi, A.M.; Sadek, R.; Sevinç, M.; Tok, V.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Werner, Y.L. (2012). "Dolichophis jugularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T157294A749921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T157294A749921.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

"Dolichophis jugularis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

External links

Species Dolichophis jugularis at The Reptile Database

Further reading

Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. ISBN 0-00-219318-3. (Coluber jugularis, pp. 196–197 + Plate 35 + Map 109).
Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, diferentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Coluber jugularis, new species, p. 225). (in Latin).