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Basic information
Zamenis situla
European Ratsnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusRat snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka leopardí
- English name
- European Ratsnake
- Alternative names
- Užovka levhartí, Colubro leopardino, Crvenkrpica, Leopard ratsnake, Leopard Snake, Leopard Snakes, Leopardnatter
- Synonyms
- Coluber leopardinus, Coluber situla
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 120 mm
- Body mass
- max 117.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 23 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–8 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5CVN6 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 20094 · dryad-v5