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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guangdong), N Vietnam
Type locality: China: Guangxi, Nanning (Boettger, 1886)
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Elaphe moellendorffi

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Elaphe moellendorffi, commonly called the flower snake or Moellendorf's [sic] rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, moellendorffi, is in honor of German malacologist Otto Franz von Möllendorf.[2]

Geographic range

E. moellendorffi is found in China (Guangdong, Guangxi) and Vietnam (Hòa Bình). It may possibly also occur in Laos.[1]

Description

E. moellendorffi is a large snake. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.66 m (5.4 ft).[3]

Reproduction

E. moellendorffi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Species Elaphe moellendorffi at The Reptile Database
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael 92011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Elaphe moellendorffi, p. 81).
  3. ^ Boulenger (1894).
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Elaphe moellendorffi: Brief Summary

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Elaphe moellendorffi, commonly called the flower snake or Moellendorf's [sic] rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Asia.

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