Coluber

Black Snake ( Coluber constrictor )

The anger snakes ( Coluber ) are a genus within the family of vipers, who get their name because of their aggressive preparedness. If they are detained, they should immediately be transmitted by biting and choking to fight back. After the bite, they often chew on the measures objects. This can cause severe bleeding bite wounds among them the larger species, but anger snakes are non-toxic.

The species of this genus are slender usually large (up to 2 meters long ) and strong, but. The medium sized head is oval shaped and covered with large shields, the eyes are strikingly large. All species lay eggs. Anger snakes are all very volatile snakes that prefer warm and dry habitats. Due to their good eyesight and reflexes to identify potential enemies from afar and flee quickly.

The representatives of the wrath of snakes are stöbernde Hetzjäger that can also take fast prey such as mice, lizards and even birds. Anger snakes are therefore as agile because they win some of their energy from aerobic metabolic processes. Their lungs are composed of complex as is the case with many other species of snake. The lungs are densely supplied with blood vessels, so that they can extract the air more oxygen.

Species

On the basis of molecular genetic studies, the genus Coluber was split and restructured. The studies in this field are not yet complete. The European species have been moved, among other things in the genera Dolichophis, Hierophis, Hemerophis, Hemorrhois and Platyceps. According to The Reptile Database includes the following species are expected to Coluber:

  • Coluber Andreanus WERNER 1917
  • Coluber anthonyi Stejneger 1901
  • Coluber aurigulus COPE 1861
  • Coluber bholanathi SHARMA 1976
  • Coluber bilineatus January 1863
  • Black Snake ( Coluber constrictor ) Linnaeus 1758
  • Splendour whip snake ( Coluber elegantissimus ) GUNTHER 1878
  • Ordinary coachman whip snake ( Coluber flagellum ) SHAW 1802
  • Coluber gracilis GUNTHER 1862
  • Coluber insulanus Mertens 1965
  • Coluber largeni SCHÄTTI 2001
  • Coluber lateralis WELL HELLO 1853
  • Coluber lineolatus HENSLEY 1950
  • Coluber manseri LEVITON 1986
  • Coluber mentovarius Dumeril & Bibron 1854
  • Coluber mormon BAIRD & GIRARD 1852
  • Coluber Scottish BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
  • Coluber Scortecci LANZA 1963
  • Coluber sinai SCHMIDT & MARX 1956
  • Striped whip snake ( Coluber taeniatus ) WELL HELLO 1852
  • Coluber taylori PARKER 1949
  • Coluber thomasi PARKER 1931
  • Coluber vittacaudatus Blyth, 1854
  • Coluber zebrinus Broadley & SCHÄTTI 2000

Swell

Squamata Digital Object Identifier
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