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Ptyas
Sign in to savePtyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".
Species
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
鼠蛇屬（學名：Ptyas）是蛇亞目游蛇科下的一個蛇屬，一般以田野間的鼠隻為食。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 681
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- ROM, CAS, CM, SDNHM, BYU, USNM
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Japan, Malaysia, China, Pakistan, Taiwan
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Ptyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".
The generic name derives from Ancient Greek πτυάς, meaning "spitter", which referred to a kind of snake believed to spit venom in the eyes of humans, although in reality none of the Ptyas are known to spit venom.
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