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Elaphe obsoleta (black rat snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber obsoletus was named by Say (1823) [in James]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Elaphe obsoleta by Parmley and Holman (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Coluber obsoletus Say
1995Elaphe obsoleta Parmley and Holman p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusElapheWagler 1833
speciesobsoleta(Say 1823)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Elaphe obsoleta Say 1823 [black rat snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available