Pseudelaphe

Pseudelaphe is a genus of nonvenomous snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is native to parts of Middle America.

Pseudelaphe
Yellow-red rat snake, (Pseudelaphe flavirufa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Tribe:	Lampropeltini
Genus:	Pseudelaphe Mertens & Rosenberg, 1943

Geographic distribution

Species of the genus Pseudelaphe are found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.^[1]

Species

The genus Pseudelaphe contains two species that are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Pseudelaphe flavirufa (Cope, 1867) – yellow-red rat snake
• Pseudelaphe phaescens (Dowling, 1952) – Yucatán rat snake