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Basic information
Elaphe sauromates
Blotched rat snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusNorthern Ratsnakes
- Czech name
- Užovka sarmatská
- English name
- Blotched rat snake
- Alternative names
- Blotched snake, East-Four-lined Ratsnake, Eastern Four-lined Ratsnake, Eastern Four-lined Snake, Östliche Vierstreifennatter, Sarmatian Rat Snake, Палласов полоз
- Synonyms
- Coluber cereus, Coluber fulvus, Coluber sauromates, Coluber thaeniothys, Coluber xanthogaster, Elaphe parreysi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,000 mm
- SVL
- max 1,363 mm
- Body mass
- max 681.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 13.8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~11 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 38YMJ · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4