Reptiles

Beauty rat snake

Orthriophis taeniurus

Living

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Classification

Common name
Beauty rat snake
Browse group
Reptiles
Scientific name or taxon
Orthriophis taeniurus
Taxon rank
species
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Elaphe
Source classification
Reptilia

Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.

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