Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Colubridae Scientific name Orthriophis Higher classification Colubrinae Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Lower classifications Beauty rat snake, Red‑headed rat snake | ||
Manipulation orthriophis taeniura dans le cadre de la formation cdc
Orthriophis is a genus of Old World ratsnakes, containing four species of ratsnakes which were formerly assigned to the genus Elaphe. Based on DNA evidence Utiger et al. elected to create the genus Orthriophis in 2002.
Contents
- Manipulation orthriophis taeniura dans le cadre de la formation cdc
- Passion nac aube 25 emission reptile maintenance orthriophis taeniura taeniura
- Etymology
- Species
- References
Passion nac aube 25 emission reptile maintenance orthriophis taeniura taeniura
Etymology
The generic name, Orthriophis, derives from the Greek orthros (ορθρος) for dawn and ophis (οφις) for snake, referring to the snakes' high level of activity in the early morning.
Species
The following four species are recognized as being valid:
(the specific name is sometimes spelled "moellendorfi ")
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Orthriophis.
References
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