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Basic information
Zamenis persicus
Persian Rat Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusZamenis
- Czech name
- Užovka perská
- English name
- Persian Rat Snake
- Alternative names
- Persian Ratsnake, Persische Kletternatter
- Synonyms
- Coluber longissimus var. nigra, Coluber longissimus var. persica, Elaphe persica
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Plant litter
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,200 mm
- Body mass
- max 186.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 3.6 years
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~7 individuals
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5CVMT · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 20093 · dryad-v5