The following six species are recognized as being valid: •
Zamenis hohenackeri –
Transcaucasian ratsnake •
Zamenis lineatus –
Italian Aesculapian snake •
Zamenis longissimus –
Aesculapian snake •
Zamenis persicus –
Persian ratsnake •
Zamenis scalaris –
ladder snake •
Zamenis situla –
European ratsnake Nota bene: A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than
Zamenis. ==References==