Ptyas
| Ptyas | |
|---|---|
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| Ptyas mucosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Ptyas Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
Ptyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".
Species
Eight species are recognized.[1]
- Ptyas carinata (Günther, 1858) – king korros
- Ptyas dhumnades (Cantor, 1842)
- Ptyas dipsas (Schlegel, 1837)
- Ptyas fusca (Günther, 1858)
- Ptyas korros (Schlegel, 1837) – Chinese ratsnake, Indo-Chinese ratsnake
- Ptyas luzonensis (Günther, 1873)
- Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus, 1758) – Oriental ratsnake, dhaman
- Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) – green ratsnake
References
- ↑ "Genus: Ptyas". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
Further reading
- Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Braumüller & Seidel. Vienna. 106 pp. + indices. (Ptyas, p. 26.)