---
title: "Geelgroene toornslang"
description: "Hierophis viridiflavus — Reptielen. The green whip snake or western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/green-whip-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geelgroene toornslang

> Hierophis viridiflavus — Reptielen. The green whip snake or western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Hierophis viridiflavus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 15322
- Wikidata: [Q844254](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844254)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73823](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73823)

## Names

- en: Green Whip Snake
- de: Gelbgrüne Zornnatter
- es: Culebra Verdiamarilla
- fr: Couleuvre verte et jaune
- nl: Geelgroene toornslang
- pt: Cobra-chicote-do-oeste

## Countries with the most observations

IT (9230), FR (3513), HR (195), CH (147), ES (136), SI (93), MT (43), AD (6)

## Summary

The green whip snake or western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_whip_snake

## Photo

![Geelgroene toornslang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-whip-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thomas Rabiller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28783342

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-whip-snake?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).