Philippine rat snake

Coelognathus erythrurus, commonly known as the Philippine rat snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Philippine rat snake
Coelognathus erythrurus manillensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Coelognathus
Species:	C. erythrurus
Binomial name
Coelognathus erythrurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Synonyms
Plagiodon erythrurus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

Geographic range

The snake is found in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Subspecies

• Coelognathus erythrurus celebensis (Jan, 1863)
• Coelognathus erythrurus erythrurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
• Coelognathus erythrurus manillensis Jan, 1863
• Coelognathus erythrurus psephenourus Leviton, 1979