Elaphe

Translingual

Etymology

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐλαφῆ (elaphê, “deerskin”), related to ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”). A reference to Italian serpente cervone (literally “deer snake”), the vernacular name of the type species Elaphe quatuorlineata.

See also Elaphus.

Proper noun

Elaphe f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – many rat snakes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Caenophidia – clade; Colubroidea – superfamily; Colubridae – family; Colubrinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Elaphe quatuorlineata (four-lined ratsnake) - type species; for other species see Elaphe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Further reading

• Elaphe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elaphe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Elaphe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Elaphe at Animal Diversity Web
• Elaphe at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Elaphe at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Elaphe”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025

Latin

Proper noun

Elaphe

1. vocative singular of Elaphus