Biology:Pseudelaphe

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Pseudelaphe
Elaphe flavirufa.jpg
Yellow-red rat snake, (Pseudelaphe flavirufa)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Tribe: Lampropeltini
Genus: Pseudelaphe
Mertens & Rosenberg, 1943

Pseudelaphe is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Distribution

The species of this genus are found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Species

  • Pseudelaphe flavirufa (Cope, 1867) - yellow-red rat snake
  • Pseudelaphe phaescens (Dowling, 1952) - Yucatán rat snake

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14490385 entry