Pseudelaphe

Pseudelaphe
Yellow-red rat snake, (Pseudelaphe flavirufa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Tribe:	Lampropeltini
Genus:	Pseudelaphe Mertens & Rosenberg, 1943

Pseudelaphe is a genus of nonvenomous snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is native to parts of Middle America.

Geographic distribution

Species of the genus Pseudelaphe are found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. ^[1]

Species

The genus Pseudelaphe contains two species that are recognized as being valid. ^[1]

• Pseudelaphe flavirufa (Cope, 1867) – yellow-red rat snake
• Pseudelaphe phaescens (Dowling, 1952) – Yucatán rat snake

References

1. Genus Pseudelaphe at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Mertens, R.; Rosenberg, H. (1943). "Elaphe flavirufa (Cope), die mexikanischer Nachnatter ". Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde. 37 (3): 60–62. (Pseudelaphe, new genus). (in German).