Ladder Snake

Taxobox
name = Ladder Snake


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Rhinechis"
species = "R. scalaris"
binomial = "Rhinechis scalaris"
binomial_authority = (Schinz, 1822)
synonyms = "Elaphe scalaris" (Schinz, 1822)The Ladder Snake ("Rhinechis scalaris") is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, and possibly Italy.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, pastureland, plantations , and rural gardens.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Pleguezuelos, J., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez-Mellado, V., Marquez, R., Cheylan, M. & Corti, C. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61565/all Rhinechis scalaris] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
* [http://www.ratsnakefoundation.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=96 Rhinechis scalaris Information Sheet]
* [http://www.ratsnakefoundation.org/modules/xcgal/albums/userpics/DSCF4142.jpgJuvenile Ladder Snake flattening head in a defensive posture]
* [http://www.ratsnakefoundation.org/modules/xcgal/thumbnails.php?album=16&page=1 Laddersnake pictures for reference]