Elaphe urartica

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Elaphe urartica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Elaphe
Species:
E. urartica
Binomial name
Elaphe urartica
Jablonski, Kukushkin, Avcı, Bunyatova, Ilgaz, Tuniyev, & Jandzik, 2019

Elaphe urartica, the Urartian rat snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia. [1]

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References

  1. Species Elaphe urartica at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.