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Hemorrhois
Sign in to saveHemorrhois is a squamate genus containing four species of aglyphous (non-venomous) ophidian colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as whip-snakes and Asian racers, respectively. Snakes of this genus are found in an array of habitats, though they predominantly inhabit arid regions, with the most common three species of the four being found on the Iberian Peninsula and in Morocco and Northern Africa. The species H. nummifer, the Asian racer, is found in the far east of mainland Greece, Turkey and the Levant (as far south as Jordan), as well as across Armenia and into Northern Iran, ranging as far
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hemorrhois is referenced by 17 other articles, and connects out to Horseshoe whip snake, Turkey and Italy.
It sits within the topics Hemorrhois, Snake genera and Taxa named by Heinrich Boie.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
Hemorrhois es un género de serpientes de la familia Colubridae. Sus especies se distribuyen por el paleártico: el sur de Europa, Asia y el norte de África.
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Hemorrhois is a squamate genus containing four species of aglyphous (non-venomous) ophidian colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as whip-snakes and Asian racers, respectively. Snakes of this genus are found in an array of habitats, though they predominantly inhabit arid regions, with the most common three species of the four being found on the Iberian Peninsula and in Morocco and Northern Africa. The species H. nummifer, the Asian racer, is found in the far east of mainland Greece, Turkey and the Levant (as far south as Jordan), as well as across Armenia and into Northern Iran, ranging as far east as Kyrgyzstan.
Snakes of the genus Hemorrhois are also found on certain islands in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, including the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), Cyprus, Formantera and Ibiza (Spain), Malta, Rhodes and Kalymnos (Greece), and Sardinia (Italy).
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