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Elaphe

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q1924850
Elaphe
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Elaphe

Summary

Elaphe is a taxon[1]. Elaphe ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elaphe's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Elaphe is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Elaphe is classified within Colubrinae[5].
  • Elaphe's scientific name is Elaphe[6].
  • Elaphe's Commons category is recorded as Elaphe[7].
  • Elaphe's said to be the same as is recorded as rat snake[8].
  • Elaphe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elaphe[9].
  • Elaphe's Commons gallery is recorded as Elaphe[10].
  • Elaphe's taxon synonym is recorded as Orthriophis[11].

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Classification

Elaphe's scientific name is Elaphe[6]. Elaphe is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Elaphe is classified within Colubrinae[5].

Identifiers

Elaphe's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30207[12]. Elaphe's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8579[13]. Elaphe's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 14778[14]. Elaphe's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2458369[15]. Elaphe's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174174[16].

Why It Matters

Elaphe ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2] Elaphe has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Elaphe is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    Taxon synonym → Orthriophis
    Said to be the same as → rat snake
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533400605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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