Dolichophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range Species in the genus Dolichophis are found in Southeast Europe and the Middle East.
Species Four species are recognized as being valid. Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Dolichophis andreanus Andreas's racer Iran Dolichophis caspius Caspian whipsnake Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, southern Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, southern Russia, Serbia, Turkey, southern Ukraine Dolichophis jugularis black whipsnake, large whip snake Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Turkey Dolichophis schmidti red-bellied racer, Schmidt's whip snake Caucasus and Middle East, from Dagestan to Turkmenistan and south into Syria, Jordan, and northern Iran
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dolicophis.
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