Euprepiophis

Euprepiophis
Euprepiophis mandarinus in a terrarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Euprepiophis
Fitzinger, 1843[1]
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Euprepiophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, containing three species of Asian rat snakes which were formerly assigned to the genus Elaphe. They were separated from Elaphe in 2002 by Utiger et al. following evidence from DNA analysis. They are true rat snakes but are not as closely related to other European, Asian, or North American rat snakes as their former place in Elaphe might suggest.

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References

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  1. ^ Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
  2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
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