Colubridae Colubrinae Hemorrhois algirus Hemorrhois nummifer
Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Horseshoe Whip Snake
= Coluber hippocrepis Linnaeus, 1758
H. hippocrepis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Pantelleria, Italy, September 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
H. hippocrepis (© Morten Günther)

Adult, Mijas, Malaga, Spain, April 2002
(Photo by Morten Günther, Birding Between Borders)
H. hippocrepis (© Diego Reggianti)

Adult, Unknown locality
(Photo by Diego Reggianti)
H. hippocrepis (© Diego Reggianti)

Young, Unknown locality
(Photo by Diego Reggianti)
Distribution:
Spain, Portugal, southwestern Sardinia and Pantelleria
Similar species:
Dolichophis caspius (Colubridae)
Hierophis gemonensis (Colubridae)
Hierophis viridiflavus (Colubridae)
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