• Source: Zamenis

      • Zamenis is a genus of Old World non-venomous snakes in the family Colubridae.


      Etymology


      The generic name Zamenis comes from Greek ζαμενής (lat. vehemens, iracundus) meaning "angry", "irritable", "fierce".


      Species


      The following six species are recognized as being valid:

      Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch, 1873) – Transcaucasian ratsnake
      Zamenis lineatus (Camerano, 1891) – Italian Aesculapian snake
      Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) – Aesculapian snake
      Zamenis persicus (F. Werner, 1913) – Persian ratsnake
      Zamenis scalaris (Schinz, 1822) – ladder snake
      Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758) – European ratsnake
      Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Zamenis.


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