Biology:Philippine rat snake

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Short description: Species of snake

Philippine rat snake
Coelognathus erythrurus manillensis from Barangay Binatug - ZooKeys-266-001-g080.jpg
Coelognathus erythrurus manillensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Coelognathus
Species:
C. erythrurus
Binomial name
Coelognathus erythrurus
(Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Synonyms

Plagiodon erythrurus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

Coelognathus erythrurus, commonly known as the Philippine rat snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The snake is found in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Subspecies

  • Coelognathus erythrurus celebensis (Jan, 1863)
  • Coelognathus erythrurus erythrurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
  • Coelognathus erythrurus manillensis Jan, 1863
  • Coelognathus erythrurus psephenourus Leviton, 1979

References


Wikidata ☰ Q5091659 entry