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*''[[Coelognathus radiata]]'' {{small|([[Friedrich Boie|F. Boie]], 1827)}} – copperhead ratsnake
*''[[Coelognathus radiata]]'' {{small|([[Friedrich Boie|F. Boie]], 1827)}} – copperhead ratsnake
*''[[Coelognathus subradiatus]]'' {{small|(Schlegel, 1837)}} - Indonesian ratsnake
*''[[Coelognathus subradiatus]]'' {{small|(Schlegel, 1837)}} - Indonesian ratsnake

''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Coelognathus''.


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Coelognathus
Coelognathus helena, trinket snake
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Coelognathus

Fitzinger, 1843
Indonesian ratsnake (Coelognathus subradiatus) in Baucau District, East Timor.

Coelognathus is a genus of five ratsnakes that were formerly assigned to the genus Elaphe. Based on morphological evidence and protein similarities, in 2001 Helfenberger re-validated the name Coelognathus that had originally been proposed by Leopold Fitzinger in 1843.[1] The distinction between Coelognathus and Elaphe was further supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence and additional morphological evidence in 2005.[2]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid:[3]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Coelognathus.

References

  1. ^ Helfenberger N. (2001). "Phylogenetic relationships of Old World ratsnakes based on visceral organ topography, osteology, and allozyme variation". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 8: 1–62.
  2. ^ "The Oriental colubrine genus Coelognathus Fitzinger, 1843, and classification of Old and New World racers and ratsnakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae, Colubrinae)" (PDF). Russian Journal of Herpetology. 12 (1): 32–53. 2005. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  3. ^ "Coelognathus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Coelognathus, new genus, p. 26). (in Latin).