Reptilia - Ophidia - Colubridae

Alternative combination: Paleoelaphe kansensis

Belongs to Elaphe according to B. H. Brattstrom 1967

Sister taxa: Elaphe algorensis, Elaphe guttata, Elaphe kohfidischi, Elaphe kormosi, Elaphe longissima, Elaphe nebraskensis, Elaphe obsoleta, Elaphe paralongissima, Elaphe praelongissima, Elaphe szyndlari, Elaphe vulpina

Type specimen: Its type locality is Long Island Quarry, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Kansas