Re: Looking for Common Names

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Posted by Patrick Alexander on July 06, 1999 at 21:02:03:

In Reply to: Looking for Common Names posted by Mick on July 06, 1999 at 10:16:46:

: I'm compiling a complete list of Elaphe and close kin, along with ranges, to be published on the web.
: One problem I'm running across is a lack of common names for a few species/ssp. If anyone can fill in the blanks for any of the following, it would be a big help.

: E. persica

Persian rat snake

: E. longissima romana
: E. longissima rechingeri

So far as I know, there subspecies of E. longissima don't have separate common names, and are all just called Aesculapian snakes.

: E. taeniura grabowskyi

Don't know if these guy's even really have a common name. Grabowsky's rat snake'd work well enough.

: E. taeniura ridleyi

These are usually either called Cave rat snakes, or Ridley's rat snakes.

: E. taeniura schmackeri

Same thing as with grabowskyi, don't think they've really got an accepted common name, but just taking the name of the guy who discovered it and calling it a Schmacker's rat snake would work.

: B. subocularis amplinotus

Durango rat snake

: S. triaspis mutabilis
: S. triaspis triaspis

Green rat snakes also don't seem to have different common names for the subspecies.

Patrick Alexander

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: : I'm compiling a complete list of Elaphe and close kin, along with ranges, to be published on the web. : : One problem I'm running across is a lack of common names for a few species/ssp. If anyone can fill in the blanks for any of the following, it would be a big help. : : E. persica : Persian rat snake : : E. longissima romana : : E. longissima rechingeri : So far as I know, there subspecies of E. longissima don't have separate common names, and are all just called Aesculapian snakes. : : E. taeniura grabowskyi : Don't know if these guy's even really have a common name. Grabowsky's rat snake'd work well enough. : : E. taeniura ridleyi : These are usually either called Cave rat snakes, or Ridley's rat snakes. : : E. taeniura schmackeri : Same thing as with grabowskyi, don't think they've really got an accepted common name, but just taking the name of the guy who discovered it and calling it a Schmacker's rat snake would work. : : B. subocularis amplinotus : Durango rat snake : : S. triaspis mutabilis : : S. triaspis triaspis : Green rat snakes also don't seem to have different common names for the subspecies. : Patrick Alexander

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