Albinism in Elaphe sauromates
Journal: Herpetological Bulletin
Year: 2019

T he Sarmantian Rat Snake, Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1814) is a rarely observed species from the Ponto-Caspian region. It is distributed from western-central Anatolia, through the eastern Balkan Peninsula of the northern Black Sea coast and Crimea to the western margins of Central Asia This snake has a yellowish ground colour, often pronounced, sometimes orange-brown or very light. Characteristic is a dorsal dark pattern with transverse diamond to oval blotches. In older individuals this patter