European ratsnake

European ratsnake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Zamenis
Species:
Z. situla
Binomial name
Zamenis situla
Synonyms
  • Coluber situla
    Linnaeus, 1758
  • Coluber leopardinus
    Bonaparte, 1834
  • Callopeltis leopardinus
    — Bonaparte, 1839
  • Natrix leopardina
    — Cope, 1862
  • Coronella quadrilineata
    Jan, 1863
  • Coluber leopardinus
    — Boulenger, 1894
  • Elaphe situla
    — Engelmann et al., 1993
  • Zamenis situla
    — Venchi & Sindaco, 2006

The European ratsnake or leopard snake (Zamenis situla), is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Europe, Asia Minor, and the Caucasus.

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