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    Species Accepted

    Elaphe carinata (Günther, 1864)

    Keeled Rat Snake

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      17 results
      Cobra-rateira-real Portuguese
      Gekielte Kletternatter German
      Keeled Rat Snake English
      King Ratsnake English
      Taiwan Stink Snake English
      Taiwanese stinkslang Dutch
      užovka královská Czech
      Østasiatisk Kølet Rottesnog Danish
      śmierdziel tajwański Polish
      Килеватый лазающий полоз Russian

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      62 results
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      Citation

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