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Pituophis
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Translingual
right|thumb|Pituophis melanoleucusi species
Etymology
Modern scientific compound Πιτυόφις : Pituophis "pine snake". From
mul grc πίτυς pine, and mul grc ὄφις snake.
Proper noun
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genus family Colubridae nonvenomous colubrid snakes, called gopher snakes, pine snakes, or bullsnakes, endemic to North America
Hypernyms
genus ; Colubrinae subfamily - subfamily; Lampropeltini tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Pituophis melanoleucus species (eastern pine snake, pine snake) - type species; Pituophis catenifer species (gopher snake), Pituophis deppei species (Mexican bull snake), Pituophis insularis species (Credos Island gopher snake), Pituophis lineaticollis species (middle American gopher snake), Pituophis ruthveni species (Louisiana pine snake), Pituophis vertebralis species (Cape gopher snake) - other species
Descendants
zh 松蛇 1
Further reading
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