Elaphe
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Elaphe quatuorlineata
Translingual
Etymology
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐλαφῆ (elaphê, “deerskin”), related to ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”). A reference to Italian serpente cervone (literally “deer snake”), the vernacular name of the type species Elaphe quatuorlineata.
See also Elaphus.
Proper noun
Elaphe f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – many rat snakes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - infraorder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Colubridae - family; Colubrinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Elaphe quatuorlineata (four-lined ratsnake) - type species; for other species see
Elaphe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Further reading
Elaphe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Elaphe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Elaphe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Elaphe at Animal Diversity Web
- Elaphe at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Elaphe at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Elaphe at Paleobiology Database
Latin
Proper noun
Elaphe