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Definition of Genus ptyas
1. Noun. Asian rat snakes.
Exact synonyms: Ptyas
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: Indian Rat Snake, Ptyas Mucosus
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: Indian Rat Snake, Ptyas Mucosus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Ptyas
Literary usage of Genus ptyas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Palæontology, for the Use of Students: For the Use of Students by Henry Alleyne Nicholson, Richard Lydekker (1889)
"The Indian genus Ptyas is probably represented in the Pleistocene of Madras by
the existing P. mucosus. ..."