Pantherophis

Pantherophis guttatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

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Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Pantherophis
Species: P. bairdi - P. emoryi - P. flavirufus - P. gloydi - P. guttatus - P. obsoletus - P. slowinskii - P. spiloides - P. vulpinus

Name

Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843

Type species: Coluber guttatus Linnaeus, 1766

References

• Utiger, Urs, Notker Helfenberger, Beat Schätti, Catherine Schmidt, Markus Ruf and Vincent Ziswiler 2002: Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old World and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 9 (2): 105-124.
• Pantherophis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 01 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Rat snakes