Orthriophis
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| Orthriophis taeniurus | |
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| Genus: | Orthriophis Utiger et al., 2002
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Orthriophis is a genus of Old World ratsnakes, containing four species of ratsnakes which were formerly assigned to the genus Elaphe. Based on DNA evidence Utiger et al. elected to create the genus Orthriophis in 2002.[1]
Etymology
The generic name, Orthriophis, derives from the Greek orthros (ορθρος) for dawn and ophis (οφις) for snake, referring to the snakes' high level of activity in the early morning.
Species
The following four species are recognized as being valid:[2]
- Orthriophis cantoris (Boulenger, 1894) – Cantor's ratsnake[3]
- Orthriophis hodgsoni (Günther, 1860) – Hodgson's ratsnake[4]
- Orthriophis moellendorffi (Boettger, 1886) – 100 flower ratsnake, Möllendorff's ratsnake[5]
(the specific name is sometimes spelled "moellendorfi ") - Orthriophis taeniurus (Cope, 1861) - beauty snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Orthriophis.
References
- ^ [1] Utiger U, Helfenberger N, Schätti B, Schmidt C, Ruf M, Ziswiler V. 2002. Molecular Systematics and Phylogeny of Old and New World Ratsnakes, Elaphe auct., and Related Genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russian J. Herpetol. 9 (2): 105-124. (Orthriophis, new genus, p. 110).
- ^ "Orthriophis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens et al. p. 47.
- ^ Beolens et al. p. 124.
- ^ Beolens et al. p. 181.
Bibliography
Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
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