European ratsnake

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q849025
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European ratsnake

Summary

European ratsnake is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European ratsnake's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • European ratsnake is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • European ratsnake's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • European ratsnake belongs to the parent taxon Zamenis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, European ratsnake is Zamenis situla[7].
  • European ratsnake's Commons category is recorded as Zamenis situla[8].
  • European ratsnake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zamenis situla[9].
  • European ratsnake's Commons gallery is recorded as Zamenis situla[10].
  • European ratsnake's original combination is recorded as Coluber situla[11].
  • European ratsnake's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Z. situla'}[12].
  • European ratsnake is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Ratsnake'}[13].
  • European ratsnake is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leopard Snake'}[14].
  • European ratsnake's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, European ratsnake is Zamenis situla[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Zamenis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Ratsnake'}[13] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leopard Snake'}[14].

Identifiers

European ratsnake's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74011[16]. European ratsnake's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 201442[17]. European ratsnake's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2458374[18]. European ratsnake's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1081836[19].

Why It Matters

European ratsnake ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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