Zamenis

Zamenis is a genus of Old World nonvenomous snakes in the family Colubridae.

Zamenis
Z. longissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Zamenis
Wagler, 1830

Name

Zamenis comes from Greek ζαμενής (lat. vehemens, iracundus)[1] meaning "angry", "irritable", "fierce".

Species

The following 6 species are recognized as being valid:[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Zamenis.

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References
  1. Wagler, J. (1830). Natürliches System der Amphibien : mit vorangehender Classification der Säugethiere und Vögel : ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate, in German and Latin. (Zamenis, new genus, p. 188.) Available online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL).
  2. "Zamenis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.


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