Ptyas
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Ptyas
Fitzinger, 1843
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Ptyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".
Species
Eight species are recognized.[1]
- Ptyas carinata (Günther, 1858) – king korros
- Ptyas dhumnades (Cantor, 1842)
- Ptyas dipsas (Schlegel, 1837)
- Ptyas fusca (Günther, 1858)
- Ptyas korros (Schlegel, 1837) – Chinese ratsnake, Indo-Chinese ratsnake
- Ptyas luzonensis (Günther, 1873)
- Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus, 1758) – Oriental ratsnake, dhaman
- Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) – green ratsnake
References
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Further reading
- Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Braumüller & Seidel. Vienna. 106 pp. + indices. (Ptyas, p. 26.)
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