Scientific name Zamenis Order Scaled reptiles | Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Aesculapian snake, European ratsnake | ||
The aesculapian snake zamenis longissimus previously elaphe longissima
Zamenis is a genus of nonvenomous Old World snakes in the Colubridae family.
Contents
Zamenis situla feeding leopard snake leopardnatter
Species
The following five species are recognized as valid:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Zamenis.
Etymology
The specific name, hohenackeri, is in honor of Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker, who was a Swiss missionary, physician, and naturalist.
References
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