Zamenis

Zamenis
	Aesculapian snake ( Zamenis longissimus )
Systematics
without rank:	Toxicofera
Subordination :	Snakes (serpentes)
Superfamily :	Adder-like and viper-like (Colubroidea)
Family :	Adders (Colubridae)
Subfamily :	True snakes (Colubrinae)
Genre :	Zamenis
Scientific name
	Zamenis
	Wagler , 1830

Zamenis is a genus of non-toxic snakes from the family of snakes , more specifically the subfamily of authentics snakes . The distribution area of the genus includes large parts of Europe and the Middle East .

features

The snakes of the genus Zamenis have a single hook at the base of the hemipenis . In contrast, other closely related adders ( Elaphe in the earlier definition) have more or less equally sized tips.

Way of life

The snakes come from sea level up to 2000 meters above sea level. NN. in front. Only Zamenis Hohenackeri lives at an altitude of up to 3000 meters above sea level. NN.

The adders of the genus Zamenis lay eggs ( oviparous ).

Systematics

The following five species of adder are classified in the genus Zamenis :

Transcaucasian climbing snake ( Zamenis Hohenackeri ( Shrub , 1873))
Italian Aesculapian Snake ( Zamenis lineatus ( Camerano , 1891))
Aesculapian snake ( Zamenis longissimus ( Laurenti , 1768))
Zamenis persicus ( Werner , 1913)
Leopard snake ( Zamenis situla ( Linnaeus , 1758))

The stair snake ( Rhinechis scalaris ) is also included in the genus Zamenis by some authors .

The following cladogram shows the relationships of the genus Zamenis :

Zamenis

Zamenis Hohenackeri

	Zamenis longissimus

	Zamenis situla

Zamenis lineatus

Zamenis persicus

	Oocatochus

	Coronella

Web links

Commons : Zamenis - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Zamenis in The Reptile Database
↑ ^a ^b Utiger, U., Helfenberger, N., Schätti, B., Schmidt, C., Ruf, M., Ziswiler, V .: Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., And related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) . In: Russian Journal of Herpetology . tape 9 , no. 2 , 2002, p. 105-124 .
↑ Zamenis Hohenackeri in the Red List of Endangered Species of the IUCN 2012. Posted by: Souad Hraoui-Bloquet, Riyad Sadek, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Yehudah Werner, Bogoljub Sterijovski, Göran Nilson, Boris Tuniyev, Ferdi Akarsu, 2009.

[tigr-1] Zamenis in The Reptile Database

[utiger-2] Utiger, U., Helfenberger, N., Schätti, B., Schmidt, C., Ruf, M., Ziswiler, V .: Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., And related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) . In: Russian Journal of Herpetology . tape 9 , no. 2 , 2002, p. 105-124 .

[iucnh-3] Zamenis Hohenackeri in the Red List of Endangered Species of the IUCN 2012. Posted by: Souad Hraoui-Bloquet, Riyad Sadek, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Yehudah Werner, Bogoljub Sterijovski, Göran Nilson, Boris Tuniyev, Ferdi Akarsu, 2009.