Archelaphe
Genus of snakes
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Archelaphe is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Archelaphe bella, commonly known as the Bella rat snake, which is endemic to Asia.[3]
| Archelaphe | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Archelaphe Schulz, Wolfgang Böhme (zoologist) & Tillack, 2011 |
| Species: | A. bella |
| Binomial name | |
| Archelaphe bella (Stanley, 1917) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Geographic range
Description
The dorsal pattern of A. bella resembles that of the North American corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus).[3] The longest specimen of A. bella measured by M.A. Smith (1943) was a male with a total length of 81 cm (32 in) which included a tail 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long.
Reproduction
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
- Archelaphe bella bella (Stanley, 1917)
- Archelaphe bella chapaensis (Bourret, 1934)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Archelaphe.
