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Current taxonomic status of "Rat Snake" species and their subspecies (Klaus Dieter Schulz)
Taxonomic changes in Old and New World Rat Snake species (Klaus Dieter Schulz)
"Phylogenetic Relationships Of Old World Ratsnakes Based on Visceral Organ Topography, Osteology, and Allozyme Variation". By Notker Helfenberger. A Review by Rex Knight.