Ptyas carinata

Keeled Rat Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Ptyas
Species: P. carinatus
Binomial name
Ptyas carinatus
(Günther, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Zaocys (Zapyrus) carinatus - Boettger 1887
  • Zaocys tenasserimensis - Sclater 1891
  • Zaocys carinatus — Boulenger 1893
  • Ptyas carinatus — Wall 1923
  • Zaocys carinatus — M.A. Smith 1943
  • Zaocys carinatus — Grandison 1978
  • Ptyas carinatus — David & Vogel 1996
  • Zaocys carinatus — Manthey & Grossmann 1997
  • Ptyas carinatus — Cox et al. 1998
  • Zaocys carinatus — Grismer et al. 2002
  • Zaocys carinatus — Rooijen & Rooijen 2002
  • Ptyas carinatus — Malkmus et al. 2002
  • Ptyas carinata — David & Das 2004

Commonly known as the keeled rat snake,[2][3] Ptyas carinata is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Wogan, G.; Chan-Ard, T.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Diesmos, A.C. & Auliya, M. (2012). "Ptyas carinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 Aug 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ptyas carinata (Günther, 1858)". ubio.org. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ptyas carinata". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Ptyas carinata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 August 2014.


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