Elaphe druzei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe druzei

Name

Elaphe urartica Jablonski, Ribeiro-Júnior & Meiri in Jablonski et al., 2023: 5

• Holotype: TAU-R 13051, adult ♀, collected by Yaakov Pessah on 18 August 1983.
• Type locality: “Majdal Shams, Hermon, Israeli-controlled Golan Heights (33.27° N, 35.77° E; 1100 m elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Jablonski, D., Ribeiro-Júnior, M.A., Simonov, E., Šoltys, K. & Meiri, S. 2023. A new, rare, small-ranged, and endangered mountain snake of the genus Elaphe from the Southern Levant. Sciencific Reports 13: 4839. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30878-4 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Elaphe druzei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Levant Rat Snake