Elaphe

== Translingual == === Etymology === (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) 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 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, 2026 == Latin == === Proper noun === Elaphe vocative singular of Elaphus