Yellow-red rat snake
The yellow-red rat snake is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America. Three subspecies are recognized.
Geographic distribution
Pseudelaphe flavirufa is found in the Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. It is also found in the countries Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Pseudelaphe flavirufa is forest.Description
Pseudelaphe flavirufa may attain a total length of, which includes a tail long. Dorsally, it is yellowish or pale brown with a series of reddish or chestnut-brown spots, which are black-edged and may be confluent into a zigzag stripe. There is an alternating lateral series of smaller spots on each side of the dorsal series. Ventrally, it is yellowish, either plain or with small brown spots.Reproduction
Pseudelaphe flavirufa is oviparous.Subspecies
There are three subspecies of Pseudelaphe flavirufa, including the nominotypical subspecies, which are recognized as being valid.- Pseudelaphe flavirufa flavirufa
- Pseudelaphe flavirufa matudai
- Pseudelaphe flavirufa pardalina