Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 17th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Elaphe
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Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes, (Racers)
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Kletternattern
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Palæarktisk-Orientalske Rottesnoge, Klatresnoge
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1833 |  |
Elaphe Fitzinger in Wagler (type species: Elaphe parreyssii Fitzinger in Wagler 1833) |
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1834 | |
Elaphis Bonaparte (type species: Elaphe parreyssii Fitzinger in Wagler 1833) |
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1861 | |
Leptophidium Hallowell (type species: Leptophidium dorsale Hallowell 1860) |
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1864 | |
Phyllophis Günther (type species: Phyllophis carinata Günther 1864) |
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1897 | |
Spaniopholis Mocquard (type species: Spaniopholis souliei Mocquard 1897) |
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2002 | |
Orthriophis Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler (type species: Cynophis moellendorffi Boettger 1886; syn. Chen, Lemmon, Lemmon, Pyron & Burbrink 2017) |
Contents:
17 species, of which 3 (17.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now assigned to
Archelaphe,
Bogertophis,
Coelognathus,
Euprepiophis,
Gonyophis,
Gonyosoma,
Oocatochus,
Oreocryptophis,
Pantherophis,
Pseudelaphe,
Rhadinophis,
Rhinechis,
Rhynchophis,
Senticolis,
Verdigrophis, and
Zamenis.
Four species (cantoris, hodgsonii, moellendorffi, taeniura) were until recently placed in a separate genus, Orthriophis.
Distribution:
S. Europe, Middle East, Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Albania,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Bhutan,
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Brunei,
Bulgaria,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Beijing,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hebei,
Heilongjiang,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Inner Mongolia,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Jilin,
Liaoning,
Ningxia,
Qinghai,
Shaanxi,
Shandong,
Shanghai,
Shanxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Xinjiang,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
Croatia,
Georgia,
Greece
(incl.
Aegean Islands
[incl.
Cyclades Islands]),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Punjab,
Sikkim,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Kalimantan,
Sumatra),
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan
(Hokkaido,
Honshu,
Kyushu,
Shikoku,
Tsushima Islands,
Izu Islands,
Ryukyu Islands
[incl.
Sakishima Islands,
(incl.
Miyako Islands,
Yaeyama Islands)]),
Satsunan Islands]),
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Laos,
Lebanon,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Moldova,
Mongolia,
Montenegro,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
North Korea,
North Macedonia,
Romania,
Russia
(incl.
Kuril Islands),
Serbia,
Slovenia,
South Korea,
Syria,
Taiwan
(incl.
Lanyu Island
and
Pescadore Islands),
Tajikistan,
Thailand,
Turkey
(incl.
European Turkey),
Turkmenistan,
Ukraine
(incl.
Crimea),
Uzbekistan,
Vietnam.
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Elaphe bimaculata
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Twin-spotted Rat Snake
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Doppelfleckiger Kletternatter, Chinesische Leopardnatter
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Dobbeltplettet Rottesnog
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1925 | |
Elaphe bimaculata Schmidt |
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Beijing,
Chongqing,
Gansu,
Hebei,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Inner Mongolia,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Shandong,
Shanghai,
Shanxi,
Sichuan,
Zhejiang).
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Elaphe cantoris
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Eastern Trinket Snake, Darjeeling Trinket Snake, (Cantor's Rat Snake)
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Östliche Schön-Kletternatter
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Østlig Pragtrottesnog
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1839 | |
Coluber reticularis Cantor [not Coluber reticularis Daudin 1803] (Smith 1943) |
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1894 | |
Coluber cantoris Boulenger |
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Elaphe cantoris Shaw, Shebbeare & Barker 1939 |
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Gonyosoma cantoris Wallach 1997 |
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Orthriophis cantoris Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
Distribution:
Bhutan,
China
(Tibet),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Myanmar,
Nepal.
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Elaphe carinata
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East Asian Keeled Rat Snake, King Rat Snake, Stink Snake, Taiwan Stink Snake, Stinking Green Snake, Stinking Goddess
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Gekielte Kletternatter
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Østasiatisk Kølet Rottesnog
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1864 | |
Phyllophis carinata Günther |
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Elaphe carinata Stejneger 1898 |
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1891 | |
Coluber phyllophis Boulenger (Smith 1943) |
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1897 | |
Spaniopholis Souliei Mocquard (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Elaphe carinata souliei Mell 1931 |
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1907 | |
Spaniopholis kreyenbergi Müller (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Elaphe kreyenbergi Pope 1929 |
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1925 | |
Elaphe osborni Schmidt (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Coluber osborni Werner 1929 |
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Elaphe kreyenbergi osborni Mell 1931 |
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1927 | |
Coluber camillo-schneideri Vogt (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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1936 | |
Elaphe carinata ornithophaga Bourret (Smith 1943) |
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1962 | |
Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis Takara |
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1984 | |
Elaphe carinata deqenensis Yang & Su |
Other common names:
carinata: Common Keeled Rat Snake
deqenensis: Deqen Keeled Rat Snake
yonaguniensis: Eastern Keeled Rat Snake, Yonaguni Stink Snake
Introduced to:
China
(Beijing).
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hebei,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Ningxia,
Shandong,
Shaanxi,
Shanxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[Sakishima Islands]),
Taiwan
(incl.
Lanyu Island
and
Pescadore Islands),
Vietnam.
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Elaphe carinata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Elaphe climacophora
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Japanese Green Rat Snake, Japanese Rat Snake
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Japanische Rattennatter, Inselkletternatter
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Japansk Grøn Rottesnog
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1826 | |
Coluber climacophorus Boie |
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Elaphe climacophora Stejneger 1907 |
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1837 | |
Coluber virgatus Schlegel (Stejneger 1907) |
Distribution:
Japan,
(Hokkaido,
Honshu,
Kyushu,
Shikoku,
Tsushima Islands,
Izu Islands,
Ryukyu Islands
[Satsunan Islands]),
Russia
(Kuril Islands).
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Elaphe davidi
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North Chinese Rat Snake, (David's Rat Snake)
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Nordchinesische Rattennatter
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Nordkinesisk Rottesnog
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1884 | |
Tropidonotus davidi Sauvage |
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Elaphe davidi Pope 1935 |
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1914 | |
Coluber halli Boulenger (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
Distribution:
China
(Beijing,
Heilongjiang,
Inner Mongolia,
Liaoning,
Shandong,
Shaanxi,
Shanxi),
North Korea.
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Elaphe davidi
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Elaphe dione
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Dione Rat Snake, Dione Snake, Eastern Leopard Snake
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Steppennatter
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Steppesnog, (Diones Snog, Dionesnog)
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1773 | |
Coluber dione Pallas |
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Elaphis dione Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Elaphe dione Stejneger 1907 |
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1801 | |
Coluber tataricus Güldenstedt (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1814 | |
Coluber dione cumana Pallas (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1814 | |
Coluber maeota Pallas (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1831 | |
Coluber eremita Eichwald (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1837 | |
Coluber macoticus Rathke (Stejneger 1907) |
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1910 | |
Zamenis Pellioti Mocquard (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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1914 | |
Coluber czerskii Nikolsky (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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Elaphe dione czerskii Szczerbak 2003 |
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1923 | |
Elaphe dione niger Golubewa (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1929 | |
Elaphe dione tenebrosa Sobolewskij (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
Remarks:
Although previously reported from Armenia (e.g., Obst & Szczerbak in Böhme (ed.) 1993; Schulz 1996; Steward 1971), presence in the country needs confirmation (Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Azerbaijan,
China
(Anhui,
Beijing,
Gansu,
Hebei,
Heilongjiang,
Henan,
Hubei,
Inner Mongolia,
Jiangsu,
Jilin,
Liaoning,
Ningxia,
Qinghai,
Shandong,
Shaanxi,
Shanxi,
Sichuan,
Xinjiang),
Georgia,
Iran,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Mongolia,
North Korea,
Russia,
South Korea,
Tajikistan,
Turkey,
Turkmenistan,
Ukraine,
Uzbekistan.
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Elaphe dione
© Rune Midtgaard
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Elaphe druzei
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Levant Rat Snake
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Levantische Kletternatter
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Levantisk Rottesnog
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2023 | |
Elaphe druzei Jablonski, Ribeiro-Júnior & Meiri in Jablonski, Ribeiro-Júnior, Simonov, Soltys & Meiri |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as the southernmost population of quatuorlineata and, more recently, of sauromates.
Distribution:
Israel,
Lebanon,
Syria.
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Elaphe hodgsonii
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Himalayan Trinket Snake, (Hodgson's Rat Snake)
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Himalaya-Kletternatter
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Himalaya-rottesnog
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1860 | |
Spilotes hodgsonii Günther |
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Compsosoma hodgsonii Günther 1864 |
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Coluber hodgsoni Boulenger 1890 |
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Elaphe hodgsoni Shaw, Shebbeare & Barker 1939 |
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Gonyosoma hodgsonii Wallach 1997 |
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Orthriophis hodgsonii Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
Remarks:
Not mentioned for Punjab by Singh, Dutta & Singh (2021).
Distribution:
Bhutan,
China
(Tibet),
India
(Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Meghalaya,
Punjab,
Sikkim,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal.
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Elaphe moellendorffi
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Red-headed Rat Snake, Hundred Flower Snake, Flower Snake, (Moellendorff's Rat Snake, Moellendorff's Trinket Snake)
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Blumen-Natter
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Rødhovedet Pragtrottesnog
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1886 | |
Cynophis moellendorffi Boettger |
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Coluber moellendorffii Boulenger 1894 |
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Elaphe moellendorffi Stejneger 1907 |
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Orthriophis moellendorffi Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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1934 | |
Elaphe moellendorffi tonkinensis Bourret (Smith 1943) |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Yunnan),
Vietnam.
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Elaphe moellendorffi
© Rune Midtgaard
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Elaphe quadrivirgata
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Japanese Four-lined Rat Snake, Japanese Striped Rat Snake
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Japanische Vierstreifennatter
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Japansk Firstribet Rottesnog
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1826 | |
Coluber quadrivirgatus Boie |
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Compsosoma quadrivirgatum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
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Elaphis quadrivirgatus Günther 1858 |
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Elaphe quadrivirgata Stejneger 1907 |
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1826 | |
Coluber vulneratus Boie (Stejneger 1907) |
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1860 | |
Elaphis bilineatus Hallowell (Stejneger 1907) |
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1860 | |
Leptophidium dorsale Hallowell (Stejneger 1907) |
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1867 | |
Elaphis quadrivirgatus atra Jan (Stejneger 1907) |
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1867 | |
Elaphis quadrivirgatus interrupta Jan (Stejneger 1907) |
Introduced to:
New Zealand.
Distribution:
Japan
(Hokkaido,
Honshu,
Kyushu,
Shikoku,
Izu Islands,
Ryukyu Islands
[Satsunan Islands]),
Russia
(Kuril Islands).
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Elaphe quatuorlineata
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Western Four-lined Rat Snake, Four-lined Snake, Four-rayed Snake
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Westliche Vierstreifennatter
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Vestlig Stribesnog, (Firstribet Snog)
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1789 | |
Coluber quatuor-lineatus Lacepede |
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Elaphe quatuorlineata Nikolski 1916 |
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1798 | |
Coluber naui Donndorff (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
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1798 | |
Elaphe quadristriatus Donndorff (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1802 | |
Coluber quadrilineatus Sonnini & Latreille [substitute name for Coluber quatuor-lineatus Lacepede 1789] (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
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1833 | |
Elaphe pareyssii Fitzinger (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1863 | |
Elaphis dione graeca Jan (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
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1881 | |
Elaphis sauromates graeca Bedriaga (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1882 | |
Elaphis sauromates münteri Bedriaga |
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Elaphe quatourlineata muenteri Mertens & Wermuth 1960 |
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1912 | |
Elaphis cervone Schreiber (Böhme (ed.) 1993) |
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1932 | |
Elaphe rechingeri Werner (Schulz 1996) |
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Elaphe longissima rechingeri Wettstein 1953 |
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1935 | |
Elaphe quatuorlineata praematura Werner (Schulz 1996) |
Other common names:
muenteri: Myconos Four-lined Rat Snake
muenteri/praematura: Cyclades Four-lined Rat Snake
quatuorlineata: Western Four-lined Rat Snake
rechingeri: Amorgos Rat Snake, (Amorgos Aesculapian Snake)
Remarks:
Previously included sauromates and the populations now assigned to druzei and urartica.
Status of the form rechingeri is uncertain.
Some authors regard it as synonym of E. q. muenteri (e.g., Schulz 1996) or as a subspecies of quatuorlineata.
Others treat it as a subspecies or synonym of
Zamenis longissimus (e.g., Wettstein 1953), and some even as a full species
(e.g., Clark 1994, followed by Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Reports from Sicily are regarded as erroneous (Sindaco, Doria, Razzetti & Bernini [eds.] 2006; Venchi & Sindaco 2007).
Also reports from Milos (Cyclades Islands, Greece) are regarded as doubtful (Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016).
Distribution:
Albania,
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Bulgaria,
Croatia,
Greece
(incl.
Aegean Islands
[incl.
Cyclades Islands]),
Italy,
Montenegro,
North Macedonia,
Serbia,
Slovenia.
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Elaphe quatuorlineata
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Elaphe sauromates
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Sarmatian Rat Snake, Eastern Four-lined Rat Snake, Blotched Rat Snake
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Sarmatische Kletternatter, Östliche Vierstreifennatter, Fleckennatter
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Sarmatisk Rottesnog, Østlig Stribesnog
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1814 | |
Coluber sauromates Pallas |
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Elaphis sauromates Duméril 1853 |
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Elaphe sauromates Cope 1861 |
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Coluber quatourlineatus sauromates Boulenger 1894 |
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Coluber dione var. sauromates Nikolski 1906 |
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Elaphe quatuorlineata sauromates Bird 1936 |
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1814 | |
Coluber alpestris Pallas (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
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1832 | |
Coluber cereus Dvigubskij (Helfenberger 2001) |
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1832 | |
Coluber fulvus Dvigubskij (Helfenberger 2001) |
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1832 | |
Coluber taeniothys Fischer (Helfenberger 2001) |
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1832 | |
Coluber xanthogaster Andrzejowski (Helfenberger 2001) |
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1833 | |
Elaphe parreyssii Fitzinger in Wagler (Helfenberger 2001) |
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1838 | |
Coluber poecilocephalus Brandt (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
Remarks:
Previously included the populations now assigned to druzei and urartica.
Formerly regarded itself as a subspecies of quatuorlineata.
Revalidated as a separate species by Helfenberger (2001).
Distribution:
Bulgaria,
Greece,
Kazakhstan,
Moldova,
Romania,
Russia,
Turkey
(incl.
European Turkey),
Turkmenistan,
Ukraine
(incl.
Crimea).
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Elaphe sauromates
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Elaphe schrenckii
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Amur Rat Snake, Russian Rat Snake
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Amurnatter
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Russisk Rottesnog
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1873 | |
Elaphis schrenckii Strauch |
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Elaphe schrenckii Stejneger 1907 |
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1916 | |
Coluber anomalus Boulenger |
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Elaphe anomalus Sowerby 1930 |
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Elaphe schrenckii anomala Pope 1934 |
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1923 | |
Elaphe schrenckii besenbruchi Müller (Helfenberger 2001) |
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1984 | |
Elaphe maculata Ma & Zong (Schulz 1988; Helfenberger 2001) |
Other common names:
anomala: Southern Amur Rat Snake, Siberian Rat Snake
schrenckii: Northern Amur Rat Snake
Remarks:
The taxon anomala was revalidated as a separate species by Helfenberger (2001), but synonymized again with schrenckii on the basis of lack of genetic differentiation by An, Park, Lee, Kim, Lee & Min (2010). Nevertheless, Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014) still listed anomala as a valid species, but without discussion.
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Beijing,
Gansu,
Hebei,
Heilongjiang,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Inner Mongolia,
Jiangsu,
Jilin,
Liaoning,
Shandong,
Shaanxi,
Shanxi,
Zhejiang),
Mongolia,
North Korea,
Russia,
South Korea.
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Elaphe schrenckii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Elaphe taeniura
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Stripe-tailed Rat Snake, Striped Trinket Snake, Stripe-tailed Racer, Black-tailed Racer, Beauty Snake, (Striped Racer, Cave Racer)
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Gestreifte Schön-Kletternatter
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Stribet Pragtrottesnog, Taiwan-rottesnog (friesi)
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1861 | |
Elaphe taeniurus Cope "1860" |
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Coluber taeniurus Boulenger 1890 |
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Elaphis taeniurus Günther 1864 |
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Orthriophis taeniurus Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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1879 | |
Elaphis yunnanensis Anderson (Smith 1943) |
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Elaphe taeniura yunnanensis Schmidt 1927 |
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Orthriophis taeniurus yunnanensis Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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1885 | |
Elaphis grabowskyi Fischer (Smith 1943) |
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Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi Smith 1930 |
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Orthriophis taeniurus grabowskyi Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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1895 | |
Coluber schmackeri Boettger |
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Elaphe schmackeri Stejneger 1907 |
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Elaphe taeniura schmackeri Welch 1988 |
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Orthriophis taeniurus schmackeri Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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1899 | |
Coluber taeniurus ridleyi Butler |
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Elaphe taeniura ridleyi Welch 1988 |
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Orthriophis taeniurus ridleyi Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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1905 | |
Coluber vaillanti Mocquard (Smith 1943) |
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Elaphe taeniura vaillanti Schmidt 1927 |
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1926 | |
Coluber taeniurus friesi Werner |
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Elaphe taeniura friesi Tiedemann & Grillitsch 1999 |
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Orthriophis taeniurus friesi Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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1937 | |
Coluber tæniurus pallidus Rendahl [not Coluber pallidus Linnaeus 1758] (Schulz 2010) |
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1996 | |
Elaphe taeniura mocquardi Schulz |
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Orthriophis taeniurus mocquardi Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler 2002 |
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2010 | |
Orthriophis taeniurus helfenbergeri Schulz [substitute name for Coluber tæniurus pallidus Rendahl 1937] |
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Elaphe taeniura helfenbergeri Chen, Lemmon, Lemmon, Pyron & Burbrink 2017 [by implication] |
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2010 | |
Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanous Schulz |
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Elaphe taeniura callicyanoa Chen, Lemmon, Lemmon, Pyron & Burbrink 2017 [by implication] |
Other common names:
callicyanoa: Vietnamese Striped-tailed Rat Snake
friesi: Taiwan Striped-tailed Rat Snake
grabowskyi: Indonesian Striped-tailed Rat Snake
helfenbergeri: Thai Striped-tailed Rat Snake
mocquardi: Mocquard's Striped-tailed Rat Snake
ridleyi: Cave Rat Snake, Cave Racer
schmackeri: Ryu Kyu Striped-tailed Rat Snake, Sakishima Beauty Snake
taeniura: Chinese Striped-tailed Rat Snake
yunnanensis: Yunnan Striped-tailed Rat Snake, Yunnan Striped Trinket Snake
Remarks:
Presence in Korea is doubtful and needs confirmation (Szyndlar 1984; Zhao & Adler 1993).
Presence in Singapore needs confirmation. Although present in the past, it has not been reported recently (Baker & Lim 2008).
Only a single Russian record from 1862 (Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989; Dunayev & Orlova 2023).
Extinct in:
Singapore.
Introduced to:
China
(Beijing),
New Zealand,
South Africa
(Gauteng,
Western Cape).
Distribution:
Bhutan,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hebei,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Liaoning,
Shaanxi,
Shandong,
Shanxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Mizoram,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Kalimantan,
Sumatra),
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[incl.
Sakishima Islands
(incl.
Miyako Islands,
Yaeyama Islands)]),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Russia,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Elaphe taeniura
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Elaphe urartica
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Urartian Rat Snake
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Urartäische Kletternatter
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Urartisk Rottesnog
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2019 | |
Elaphe urartica Jablonski, Kukushkin, Avci, Bunyatova, Ilgaz, Tuniyev & Jandzik in Jablonski, Kukushkin, Avci, Bunyatova, Kumlutas, Ilgaz, Polyakova, Shiryaev, Tuniyev & Jandzik |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sauromates.
Not mentioned for Russia by Dunayev & Orlova (2023).
Distribution:
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Georgia,
Iran,
Iraq,
Russia,
Turkey.
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Elaphe xiphodonta
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Qinling Rat Snake, Qin Emperor Rat Snake, Blade-teethed Rat Snake
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Qinling-Kletternatter
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Kejserrottesnog
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2021 | |
Elaphe xiphodonta Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang |
Distribution:
China
(Shaanxi).
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Elaphe zoigeensis
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Zoige Rat Snake
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Zoige-Rattennatter
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Zoige-rottesnog
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2012 | |
Elaphe zoigeensis Huang, Ding, Burbrink, Yang, Huang, Ling, Chen & Zhang |
Distribution:
China
(Sichuan).
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