Archelaphe | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: |
Archelaphe Schulz, Böhme & Tillack, 2011 |
Species: | A. bella
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Binomial name | |
Archelaphe bella (
Stanley, 1917)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Archelaphe is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Archelaphe bella, commonly known as the Bella rat snake, which is endemic to Asia. [2]
A. bella is found in China, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam. [2]
The dorsal pattern of A. bella resembles that of the North American corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus). [2] The longest specimen of A. bella measured by M.A. Smith (1943) was a male with a total length of 81 cm (32 in) which included a tail 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long.
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Archelaphe.
Archelaphe | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: |
Archelaphe Schulz, Böhme & Tillack, 2011 |
Species: | A. bella
|
Binomial name | |
Archelaphe bella (
Stanley, 1917)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Archelaphe is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Archelaphe bella, commonly known as the Bella rat snake, which is endemic to Asia. [2]
A. bella is found in China, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam. [2]
The dorsal pattern of A. bella resembles that of the North American corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus). [2] The longest specimen of A. bella measured by M.A. Smith (1943) was a male with a total length of 81 cm (32 in) which included a tail 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long.
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Archelaphe.