Biology:Dolichophis schmidti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dolichophis |
| Species: | D. schmidti
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| Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909)
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Dolichophis schmidti, known commonly as the red-bellied racer and Schmidt's whip snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.
Geographic range
D. schmidti is found in the Caucasus and the Middle East, from Dagestan to Turkmenistan and south into Syria, Jordan, and northern Iran.[2][1]
Habitat
D. schmidti occurs in a wide variety of habitats including rocky, stony and bushy river banks, deserts, semi-deserts, rocky outcrops, hillsides, montane steppe, cultivated fields, gardens, vineyards and other rural areas, from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It can occur close to human habitation and tolerates human disturbance.[2]
Diet
D. schmidti is often observed near to large colonies of rodents on which it preys. It also preys on lizards, birds, and snakes.[2]
Reproduction
Adult females of D. schmidti lay clutches of between 5 and 11 eggs.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of Russian ichthyologist Petr Yulevich Schmidt.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Species Dolichophis schmidti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn - ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dolichophis schmidti, p. 236).
Further reading
- Nikolsky AM (1909). "[Novae species reptiliem e Caucaso]". Tiflis Mitteilungen Kaukasische Museum 4: 301–306. (Coluber schmidti, new species, pp. 303–306). (in Latin and Russian).
Wikidata ☰ Q1575952 entry
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