Hemorrhois nummifer

Coin-marked snake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hemorrhois
Species:
H. nummifer
Binomial name
Hemorrhois nummifer
(Reuss, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Coluber tyria Linnaeus, 1758
  • Coluber nummifer Reuss, 1834

Hemorrhois nummifer, also known as the coin-marked snake, Asian racer, and leaden-colored racer, is a species of snake belonging to the family Colubridae. It is found in southeastern Europe, Western and Central Asia, and northeast Africa.