Elaphe
Translingual
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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
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – many rat snakes.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (genus): Elaphe quatuorlineata (four-lined ratsnake) - type species; for other species see Elaphe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Further reading
edit- 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
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