Elaphe anomala (Boulenger, 1916) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Elaphe anomala (Boulenger, 1916)

Elaphe anomala (Boulenger, 1916)

Elaphe anomala is a non-venomous semi-arboreal colubrid snake species found in China and Korea.

Family
Genus
Elaphe
Order
Class
Squamata

About Elaphe anomala (Boulenger, 1916)

Elaphe anomala, which has the common names Korean rat snake and southern Amur ratsnake, and is called gureong-i (구렁이) in Korean, is a non-venomous colubrid snake species found in China and Korea. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Elaphe schrenckii, the Amur ratsnake. This is a semi-arboreal snake that inhabits grasslands, dry scrub, rocky areas, and the banks of rivers and lakes. Adults of this species reach a length of 150–180 cm (59–71 in).

Photo: (c) Ji-Shen Wang, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ji-Shen Wang

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Elaphe

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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