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Elaphe
Elaphe
Translingual
Proper noun
Elaphe f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - suborder; 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