Elaphe moellendorffi
| Elaphe moellendorffi | |
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| juvenile flower snake | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Elaphe |
| Species: | E. moellendorffi
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaphe moellendorffi (Boettger, 1886)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Elaphe moellendorffi, commonly called the flower snake or Moellendorf's [sic] rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Asia.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, moellendorffi, is in honor of German malacologist Otto Franz von Möllendorf.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
E. moellendorffi is found in China (Guangdong, Guangxi) and Vietnam (Hòa Bình). It may possibly also occur in Laos.[1]
Description[edit]
E. moellendorffi is a large snake. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.66 m (5.4 ft).[3]
Reproduction[edit]
E. moellendorffi is oviparous.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Species Elaphe moellendorffi at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael 92011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Elaphe moellendorffi, p. 81).
- ^ Boulenger (1894).
Further reading[edit]
- Boettger O (1886). "Diagnoses Reptilium Novorum ab ill. viris O. Herz et Consule Dr. O. Fr. de Moellendorf in Sina meridionali reportorum ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 9: 519-520. (Cynophis moellendorffi, new species, p. 520). (in Latin).
- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Coluber moellendorffi, p. 56).
- Chen, Xin; Lemmon, Alan R.; Lemmon, Emily Moriarty; Pyron, R. Alexander; Burbrink, Frank T. (2017). "Using phylogenomics to understand the link between biogeographic origins and regional diversification in ratsnakes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 111: 206-218.
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