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Rhino Rat Snake
Gonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The rhinoceros ratsnake (Gonyosoma boulengeri), also known commonly as the rhinoceros snake, rhino rat snake, and Vietnamese longnose snake, is a species of nonvenomous ratsnake in the family Colubridae. The species is found from northern Vietnam to southern China. It has a prominent, distinctive, scaled protrusion on the front of its snout, which has led to its common naming after a rhinoceros.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhinoceros ratsnake; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:06:02.598123+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897)
- Name authority
- (Mocquard, 1897)
- Common name
- Rhino Rat Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Gonyosoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusGonyosoma
- speciesGonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gonyosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Celebes Black-tailed RatsnakeGonyosoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1859) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red-tailed Green RatsnakeGonyosoma oxycephalum (Boie, 1827) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hainan rhinoceros snakeGonyosoma hainanense Peng, Zhang, Huang, Burbrink & Wang, 2021 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Green Bush Rat SnakeGonyosoma prasinum (Blyth, 1855) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Khasi Hills Trinket snakeGonyosoma frenatum (Gray, 1853) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rainbow Tree SnakeGonyosoma margaritatum Peters, 1871 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rhynchophis boulengeri Mocquard, 1897 Mocquard, 1897 | synonym |
| Proboscidophis versicolor Fan, 1931 Fan, 1931 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gonyosoma&species=boulengeri Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6L2GC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.