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Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dolichophis schmidti, known commonly as the red-bellied racer and Schmidt's whip snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.
Dolichophis schmidti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dolichophis |
Species: | D. schmidti |
Binomial name | |
Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
D. schmidti is found in the Caucasus and the Middle East, from Dagestan to Turkmenistan and south into Syria, Jordan, and northern Iran.[1][2]
D. schmidti occurs in a wide variety of habitats including rocky, stony and bushy river banks, deserts, semi-deserts, rocky outcrops, hillsides, montane steppe, cultivated fields, gardens, vineyards and other rural areas, from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It can occur close to human habitation and tolerates human disturbance.[1]
D. schmidti is often observed near to large colonies of rodents on which it preys. It also preys on lizards, birds, and snakes.[1]
Adult females of D. schmidti lay clutches of between 5 and 11 eggs.[1]
The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of Russian ichthyologist Petr Yulevich Schmidt.[3]
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