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Basic information
Elaphe dione
Steppes Ratsnakes
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusRat snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka Dioneova
- English name
- Steppes Ratsnakes
- Alternative names
- Užovka stepní, Dione Ratsnake, Dione Snake, Dionenatter, Eastern Leopard Snake, Gavand Snake, Steppe Rat Snake, Steppe Ratsnake, Steppennatter, Steppes Ratsnake, Узорчатый полоз, 白条锦蛇
- Synonyms
- Coluber diana, Coluber dione, Coluber eremita, Coluber maeoticus, Coluber trabalis, Elaphe czerskii, Elaphe dione niger, Elaphe dione tenebrosa, Zamenis pellioti
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,000 mm
- SVL
- max 935 mm
- Body mass
- max 117.2 g
- Offspring total length
- max 205 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 15 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–15 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
- Egg length
- ~60 mm
- Egg width
- ~19 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 38YKZ · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13652 · dryad-v5