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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.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Hemerophis.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

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]).