Animalia > Chordata > Squamata > Colubridae > Hierophis > Hierophis gemonensisHierophis gemonensis (Balkan Racer)Synonyms: Coluber gemonensis (homotypic); Coluber laurenti; Natrix gemonensis (homotypic) The Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis, formerly known as Coluber gemonensis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Serbia and in Slovenia where its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, pastureland, plantations and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss in parts of its range but overall is assessed by the IUCN as being of "least concern". |
| Adult Weight [1] | 384 grams |  | | Litter Size [1] | 7 |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Crete Mediterranean forests |
Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Dinaric Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Illyrian deciduous forests |
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests |
Italy, France |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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AKRONAFPLIA KAI PALAMIDI |
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905 |
Greece |
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ANTICHASIA ORI KAI METEORA |
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178032 |
Greece |
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ASPROPOTAMOS |
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49654 |
Greece |
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ASTEROUSIA ORI (KOFINAS) |
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70792 |
Greece |
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DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - ALYKI KITROUS |
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73260 |
Greece |
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DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI - AXIOUPOLI |
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83216 |
Greece |
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DIKTI: OMALOS VIANNOU (SYMI - OMALOS) |
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9735 |
Greece |
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DIKTI: OROPEDIO LASITHIOU, KATHARO, SELENA, KRASI, SELAKANO, CHALASMENI KORYFI |
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84034 |
Greece |
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DYTIKA ASTEROUSIA (APO AGIOFARANGO EOS KOKKINO PYRGO) |
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6550 |
Greece |
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DYTIKES KAI VOREIOANATOLIKES AKTES ZAKYNTHOU |
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52928 |
Greece |
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EKVOLES EVROTA |
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13269 |
Greece |
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ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON |
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65762 |
Greece |
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ETHNIKOS DRYMOS SAMARIAS - FARANGI TRYPITIS - PSILAFI - KOUSTOGERAKO |
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34545 |
Greece |
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EVRYTERI PERIOCHI ATHAMANIKON OREON |
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161203 |
Greece |
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FARANGI NEDONA (PETALON - CHANI) |
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3069 |
Greece |
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FARANGI THERISSOU |
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1230 |
Greece |
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Gorge of Samaria National Park |
II |
21954 |
Crete, Greece |
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IMERI KAI AGRIA GRAMVOUSSA - TIGANI KAI FALASARNA - PONTIKONISI, ORMOS LIVADI - VIGLIA |
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14286 |
Greece |
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KALON OROS KEFALONIAS |
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6341 |
Greece |
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KARLA - MAVROVOUNI - KEFALOVRYSO VELESTINOU - NEOCHORI |
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107331 |
Greece |
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KEFALONIA: AINOS, AGIA DYNATI KAI KALON OROS |
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51188 |
Greece |
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KENTRIKO ZAGORI KAI ANATOLIKO TMIMA OROUS MITSIKELI |
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131974 |
Greece |
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KERKETIO OROS (KOZIAKAS) |
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124618 |
Greece |
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KOLPOS LAGANA ZAKYNTHOU (AKR. GERAKI - KERI) KAI NISIDES MARATHONISI KAI PELOUZO |
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17193 |
Greece |
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KORYFES OROUS KYLLINI (ZIRIA) KAI CHARADRA FLAMPOURITSA |
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57882 |
Greece |
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LAZAROS KORYFI - MADARA DIKTIS |
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32514 |
Greece |
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LEFKA ORI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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131864 |
Greece |
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LIMNES YLIKI KAI PARALIMNI - SYSTIMA VOIOTIKOU KIFISOU |
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28680 |
Greece |
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LIMNI AGIAS - PLATANIAS - REMA KAI EKVOLI KERITI - KOILADA FASA |
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2994 |
Greece |
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LIMNI STYMFALIA |
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3234 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA KALOGRIAS, DASOS STROFYLIAS KAI ELOS LAMIAS, ARAXOS |
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8732 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA KORISSION (KERKYRA) |
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5665 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA PYLOU (DIVARI) KAI NISOS SFAKTIRIA, AGIOS DIMITRIOS |
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8777 |
Greece |
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NISOI SAPIENTZA KAI SCHIZA, AKROTIRIO AKRITAS |
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27903 |
Greece |
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NISOS ELAFONISOS KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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672 |
Greece |
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ORI BARMPAS, KLOKOS, FARANGI SELINOUNTA |
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38809 |
Greece |
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ORI GIDOVOUNI, CHIONOVOUNI, GAIDOUROVOUNI, KORAKIA, KALOGEROVOUNI, KOULOCHERA KAI PERIOCHI MONEMVASI |
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71161 |
Greece |
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ORMOS SOUGIAS - VARDIA - FARANGI LISSOU MECHRI ANYDROUS KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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7512 |
Greece |
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OROS CHELMOS (AROANIA) - FARANGI VOURAIKOU KAI PERIOCHI KALAVRYTON |
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79492 |
Greece |
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OROS CHELMOS KAI YDATA STYGOS |
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43226 |
Greece |
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OROS IDI (VORIZIA, GERANOI, KALI MADARA) |
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98627 |
Greece |
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OROS KEDROS |
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11615 |
Greece |
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OROS MAINALO |
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56026 |
Greece |
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OROS MAVROVOUNI |
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91743 |
Greece |
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OROS PANACHAIKO |
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30195 |
Greece |
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OROS PANAITOLIKO |
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45818 |
Greece |
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OROS PARNITHA |
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36825 |
Greece |
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OROS TAYGETOS |
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131874 |
Greece |
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OROS VARASOVA |
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3566 |
Greece |
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OROS ZIREIA (KYLLINI) |
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50605 |
Greece |
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PARALIA APO CHRYSOSKALITISSA MECHRI AKROTIRIO KRIOS |
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5443 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI CHORTATON (LEFKADA) |
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3103 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI NEAPOLIS KAI NISOS ELAFONISOS |
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13575 |
Greece |
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PRASSANO FARANGI - PATSOS - SFAKORYAKO REMA - PARALIA RETHYMNOU KAI EKVOLI GEROPOTAMOU, AKR. LIANOS |
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32424 |
Greece |
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Prespa National Park |
II |
62043 |
Greece |
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RODOS: AKRAMYTIS, ARMENISTIS, ATTAVYROS, REMATA KAI THALASSIA ZONI (KARAVOLA-ORMOS GLYFADA) |
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68439 |
Greece |
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SOROS - AGKATHI - KEDROS |
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20087 |
Greece |
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VOREIOANATOLIKO AKRO KRITIS: DIONYSADES, ELASA KAI CHERSONISOS SIDERO (AKRA MAVRO MOURI - VAI - AKRA |
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32303 |
Greece |
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YGROTOPOS EKVOLON KALAMA KAI NISOS PRASOUDI |
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21108 |
Greece |
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YGROTOPOS SCHINIA |
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5138 |
Greece |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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