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Elaphe
Sign in to saveElaphe is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. Elaphe is one of the main genera of the rat snakes, which are found in many regions of the northern hemisphere. Elaphe species are medium to large constrictors by nature.
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Elaphe is a genus of reptiles within the family Colubridae. It belongs to the order Squamata, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus is classified under the subfamily Colubrinae and is synonymous with Orthriophis. It is also referred to as rat snake. The taxon was described by Fitzinger in Wagler in 1833 and holds an accepted status.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including NHMUK, CM, CUMV, CAS, and USNM. Specimens have been documented in Germany, the United States, China, South Korea, and Japan. The genus has 1,611 records and 55 media items in one database, while another source lists 19,734 occurrences. A specific species associated with the genus is the Western Ratsnake, which has 27,747 observations.
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Species
Western Ratsnake
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
锦蛇属（学名：Elaphe），均是无毒蛇，主要分布于东亚。 分類學描述 該屬蛇共有11種物種： Elaphe anomala Boulenger, 1916 雙斑錦蛇 Elaphe bimaculata Schmidt, 1925 王錦蛇 Elaphe carinata Günther, 1864 日本錦蛇 Elaphe climacophora Boie, 1826 團花錦蛇 Elaphe davidi Sauvage, 1884 白條錦蛇 Elaphe dione Pallas, 1773 日本四線錦蛇 Elaphe quadrivirgata Boie, 1826 Elaphe quatuorlineata Bonnaterre, 1790 Elaphe sauromates Pallas, 1811) 棕黑錦蛇 Elaphe schrenckii Strauch, 1873 Elaphe zoigeensis Huang, Ding, Burbrink, Yang, Huang, Ling, Chen & Zhang, 2012 外部連結 （英文）TIGR爬蟲類資料庫：錦蛇屬 ^ Wright, A.H.（英语：Albert Hazen Wright） & A.A. Wright. (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Comstock. Ithaca & London. 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=錦蛇屬&oldid=52564285” 分类：游蛇科 隐藏分类：物种微格式条目
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,611
- With media
- 55
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- NHMUK, CM, CUMV, CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- Germany, United States, China, South Korea, Japan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Colubrinae
- Image
- Elaphe climacophora in Yokohama.jpg
- Said to be same as
- rat snake
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- Elaphe
- taxon name
- Elaphe
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Elaphe
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- Elaphe
- taxon synonym
- Orthriophis
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Physical characteristics
- Senses
- Lifecycle and behavior
- Hibernation
- Reproduction
- Defense mechanisms
- Locomotion
- Predation
- Habitat and distribution
- Species
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Elaphe is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. Elaphe is one of the main genera of the rat snakes, which are found in many regions of the northern hemisphere. Elaphe species are medium to large constrictors by nature.
Based on the mitochondrial DNA analysis results, many species formerly in Elaphe have been moved to the genera Bogertophis, Coelognathus, Gonyosoma, Orthriophis, Pantherophis, Rhinechis, Senticolis, Zamenis, and others. Nevertheless, the generic name Elaphe is still widely used both for the species remaining in Elaphe and to refer broadly to members of the several Columbid genera formerly included in Elaphe.
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