---
title: "Coluber caspius"
description: "Dolichophis caspius — Répteis. The Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius, sometimes also Coluber caspius) also known as the large whipsnake (among various other species in genus Dolichophis/Coluber), is a common species of whipsnake found in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/caspian-whipsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Coluber caspius

> Dolichophis caspius — Répteis. The Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius, sometimes also Coluber caspius) also known as the large whipsnake (among various other species in genus Dolichophis/Coluber), is a common species of whipsnake found in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.

- Scientific name: *Dolichophis caspius*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1848
- Wikidata: [Q41694](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41694)
- iNaturalist taxon: [99496](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/99496)

## Names

- en: Caspian Whipsnake
- de: Balkan-Springnatter
- es: Serpiente Látigo del Caspio
- fr: Couleuvre de la Caspienne
- pt: Coluber caspius
- pl: Połoz kaspijski

## Countries with the most observations

RU (381), GR (357), UA (353), BG (167), RO (145), TR (134), RS (56), AL (28), HU (21), ME (17), MK (16), HR (14)

## Summary

The Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius, sometimes also Coluber caspius) also known as the large whipsnake (among various other species in genus Dolichophis/Coluber), is a common species of whipsnake found in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.

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

## Photo

![Coluber caspius](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/caspian-whipsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119973121

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/caspian-whipsnake?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).