Colubridae Colubrinae Hierophis gemonensis Platyceps collaris
Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789)
Western Whip Snake
= Coluber viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 2, 2007
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Young, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 22, 2008
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Vitinia (Roma), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Ilaria Pimpinelli)

Adult, Bosco di Foglino, Nettuno (Roma), Italy, March 12, 2003
(Photo by Ilaria Pimpinelli)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Vitinia (Roma), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Vitinia (Roma), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Vitinia (Roma), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Propriano, Corse, France
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Isola S. Domino, Tremiti Islands (Foggia), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Vranjak, Croatia, July 1987
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Unknown locality
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Bert Blok)

Adult, Funtana, Croatia, July 28, 2004
(Photo by Bert Blok, Bedreigde flora in Nederland)
H. viridiflavus (© Bert Blok)

Adult, Funtana, Croatia, July 28, 2004
(Photo by Bert Blok, Bedreigde flora in Nederland)
H. viridiflavus (© Carlo Morelli)

Adult, Varese, Italy, April 29, 2005
(Photo by Carlo Morelli, Forum Natura Mediterraneo)
H. viridiflavus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Young, Ardea (Roma), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. viridiflavus (© Carlo Morelli)

Young, Varese, Italy, June 16, 2005
(Photo by Carlo Morelli, Forum Natura Mediterraneo)
H. viridiflavus (© Carlo Morelli)

Young
(Photo by Carlo Morelli, Forum Natura Mediterraneo)
Distribution:
France, northern Spain, Italy, Istria (Slovenia and Croatia including island Krk), Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily; rare in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, maybe in Luxemburg
Similar species:
Dolichophis caspius (Colubridae)
Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Colubridae)
Hierophis gemonensis (Colubridae)
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