Texas lined snake
| Texas lined snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Tropidoclonion |
| Species: | T. lineatum |
| Subspecies: | T. l. texanum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum Ramsey, 1953 | |
The Texas lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum) is a subspecies of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the United States.
Geographic range
It is found in the southcentral United States, primarily in the state of Texas.[1]
Habitat
It is a relatively common fossorial subspecies, and spends most of its time buried in leaf litter.
Diet
It preys upon earthworms.[1]
Description
Texas lined snakes are typically olive green to dark brown in color, with a distinctive yellow or cream-colored stripe down the center of the back. They have small heads and small eyes. They differ from other subspecies of T. lineatum by having fewer subcaudals: 33 or fewer in females, 40 or fewer in males.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conant, R. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. xviii + 429 pp. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardcover), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Tropidoclonion lineatum and T. l. texanum, pp. 166-167 + Plate 24 + Map 123.)
- ↑ Smith, H.M., and E.D. Brodie, Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press. New York. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum, p. 152.)
Further reading
- Ramsey, L.W. 1953. The Lined Snake, Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell). Herpetologica 9 (1): 7-24. (Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum, new subspecies.)
External links
- Species Tropidoclonion lineatum at The Reptile Database
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