E. Guttata guttata, now P. guttatus
Today I received the July issue of Reptiles magazine. I was surprized to see the article on pg 42, about the scientific re-naming of the Cornsnake E. guttata guttata to Pantherophis guttatus.
For those of you, who may not have seen the issue yet, the article talks about, how through DNA testing it was found that North American ELAPHE were more closely related to the other New World genera Lampropeltis and Pituophis, than Asian or European Ratsnakes.
Thus the name Pantherophis, dating back to 1840's was brought back. This could take some getting used to.
Would like to hear, your thoughts on the issue.
Sincerly, Stephen Howard
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