Elaphe situla

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 219 meters (0 to 719 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Ablabes quadrilineatus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854: 319 /i> (Fide Wallach)
2. Callopeltis leopardina Fitzinger 1834
3. Callopeltis quadrilineatus Schreiber 1875: 277
4. Coluber leopardinus Bonaparte 1834
5. Coluber situla Linnaeus 1758: 223
6. Coronella quadrilineata Jan 1863: 247
7. Natrix leopardina Cope 1862: 338
8. Zamenis situla Utiger Et Al. 2002

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Elaphe

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 158 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

E. leonardi · E. quatuorlineata · E. taeniura · E. algorensis · E. anomala · E. bairdi (Baird's Rat Snake) · E. bella (Bella Rat Snake) · E. bella bella · E. bella chapaensis · E. bimaculata (Twin-Spotted Rat Snake) · E. cantoris · E. carinata (Taiwan Stink Snake) · E. carinata carinata (Taiwan Stink Snake) · E. carinata deqenensis · E. carinata yonaguniensis · E. chlorosoma · E. climacophora (Japanese Rat Snake) · E. conspicillata (Red Japanese Rat Snake) · E. corais · E. davidi (Pere David's Rat Snake) · E. dichroa · E. dione (Steppes Ratsnakes) · E. emoryi (Great Plains Rat Snake) · E. emoryi emoryi · E. enganensis · E. erythrura (Reddish Rat Snake) · E. erythrura celebensis · E. erythrura erythrura (Reddish Rat Snake) · E. erythrura manillensis · E. erythrura philippina · E. erythrura psephenoura · E. flavirufa (Yellow-Red Rat Snake) · E. flavirufa flavirufa (Yellow-Red Rat Snake) · E. flavirufa matudai · E. flavirufa pardalina · E. flavirufa phaescens · E. flavirufa polysticha · E. flavolineata (Black Copper Rat Snake) · E. frenata · E. gloydi (Eastern Fox Snake) · E. guttat · E. guttata (Southern Plains Rat Snake) · E. guttata emoryi · E. guttata guttata (Southern Plains Rat Snake) · E. emoryi (Southwestern Rat Snake) · E. guttata obsoleta · E. guttata rosacea · E. guttatta · E. helena (Trinket Snake) · E. helenae · E. helena helena (Trinket Snake) · E. helena monticollaris · E. hodgsonii · E. hohenackeri (Transcaucasian Rat Snake) · E. hohenackeri hohenackeri (Transcaucasian Rat Snake) · E. jansenii · E. kohfidischi · E. laeta · E. laeta intermontanus · E. lemniscatus · E. leonardi (Burmese Rat Snake) · E. leonardi chapaensis · E. leonardi leonardi · E. lineata (Striped Aesculapian Rat Snake) · E. longisissima · E. longissima (Aesculapian Rat Snake) · E. longissima longissima (Aesculapian Rat Snake) · E. longissimus · E. maculata · E. mandarina (Mandarin Ratsnakes) · E. mandarinus · E. melandorphi · E. melanura · E. melanurus · E. moellendorffi (Red-Headed Rat Snake) · E. moellendorffii · E. moellendorfi · E. moellendorfii · E. nebraskensis · E. nummifera · E. obseleta · E. obsoleta (Everglades Ratsnake) · E. obsoleta bairdi · E. obsoleta confinis · E. obsoleta lindheimerii (Texas Rat Snake) · E. obsoleta obsoleta (Everglades Ratsnake) · E. obsoleta quadrivittata (Yellow Rat Snake) · E. obsoleta rossalleni (Everglades Rat Snake) · E. obsoleta spiloides (Gray Rat Snake) · E. oxycephala · E. paralongissima · E. perlacea (Pearl-Banded Rat Snake) · E. persica · E. pliocenica · E. porphyracea (Black-Banded Trinket Snake) · E. porphyracea coxi · E. porphyracea hainana · E. porphyracea kawakamii · E. porphyracea laticincta · E. porphyracea nigrofasciata

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Further Reading

• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• European Reptile and Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Elaphe situla. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Herp Collection DiGIR provider Service

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2539297
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-10956
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4595

Footnotes

1. Mean = 20.400 meters (66.929 feet), Standard Deviation = 179.550 based on 5 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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