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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Hemerophis
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Hemerophis

Socotra Whip Snake

Sokotra-Zornnatter

Socotra-pilsnog

2001 Hemerophis Schätti & Utiger (type species: Zamenis socotrae Guenther 1881)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: The single species of this genus was previously included in the genus Coluber (e.g., Parker 1949; Schätti & Desvoignes 1999).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Hemerophis socotrae

Socotra Whip Snake, Socotra Racer

Sokotra-Zornnatter

Socotra-pilsnog

1881 Zamenis socotrae Günther
Coluber socotrae Parker 1949
Haemorrhois socotrae Welch 1982
Eremiophis socotrae Welch 1983
Hemerophis socotrae Schätti & Utiger 2001

Distribution: Yemen (Socotra Archipelago [Darsa, Samha, Socotra]).