Elaphe
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 Baird's rat snake, Elaphe bairdi
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Common names: corn snakes, fox snakes, rat snakes, ratsnakes.[1]
Elaphe is a genus of non-venomous colubrid snakes found in North and Central America. All are powerful constrictors and valuable allies to man in his efforts to control rodent populations. Ten species are currently recognized.[1]
[edit] Species
| Species[1] | Authority[1] | Subsp.*[1] | Common name[1] | Geographic range |
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| E. alleghaniensis | (Holbrook, 1836) | 0 | Eastern ratsnake | |
| E. bairdi | (Yarrow, 1880) | 0 | Baird's rat snake | |
| E. flavirufa | (Cope, 1867) | 0 | Culebra-ratonera tropical | |
| E. gloydi | Conant, 1940 | 0 | Eastern foxsnake | |
| E. guttata | (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1 | Corn snake (or Red Rat Snake) | |
| E. obsoleta | (Say In James, 1823) | 0 | Rat snake | |
| E. phaescens | Dowling, 1952 | 0 | Culebra-ratonera yucateca | |
| E. slowinskii | Burbrink, 2002 | 0 | Slowinski's cornsnake | |
| E. spiloides | (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) | 0 | Gray ratsnake | |
| E. vulpina | (Baird and Girard, 1853) | 0 | Fox snake |
*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b c d e f Elaphe (TSN 174174). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 28 November 2006.
[edit] External links
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- Genus Elaphe at The Reptile Database
