Zamenis is a genus of Old World non-venomous snakes in the family Colubridae.
Zamenis | |
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Z. longissimus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: | Zamenis Wagler, 1830 |
The generic name Zamenis comes from Greek ζαμενής (lat. vehemens, iracundus)[1] meaning "angry", "irritable", "fierce".
The following six 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.