Herpetology Lab Quiz 2 Reptilia: Serpentes

Serpentes Families:

Typhlopidae

Colubridae

Elapidae

Viperidae

Typhlopidae Species

74. Rena dulcis (Texas Blind Snake)

Colubridae Species

75. Arizona elegans (Glossy Snake)

76. Coluber constrictor (Eastern Racer)

77. Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked Snake)

78. Drymarchon melanurus (Texas Indigo Snake)

79. Farancia abacura (Western Mud Snake)

80. Gyalopion canum (Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake)

81. Haldea striatula (Rough Earth Snake)

82. Heterodon nasicus (Western Hognose Snake)

83. Heterodon platirhinos (Eastern Hognose Snake)

84. Hypsiglena jani (Texas Nightsnake)

85. Lampropeltis calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake)

86. Lampropeltis getula (Common Kingsnake)

87. Lampropeltis triangulum (Milk Snake)

88. Liodytes rigida (Glossy Crayfish Snake)

89. Masticophis flagellum (Coachwhip)

90. Masticophis schotti (Schott’s Whipsnake)

91. Masticophis taeniatus (Striped Whipsnake)

92. Nerodia erythrogaster (Plain-bellied Water Snake)

93. Nerodia fasciata (Banded Water Snake)

94. Nerodia rhombifer (Diamond-backed Water Snake)

95. Opheodrys aestivus (Rough Green Snake)

96. Pantherophis bairdi (Baird’s Ratsnake)

97. Pantherophis emoryi (Great Plains Ratsnake)

98. Pantherophis obsoletus (Western Ratsnake)

99. Pituophis catenifer (Gopher Snake)

100. Regina grahamii (Graham’s Crayfish Snake)

101. Rhinocheilus lecontei (Longnose Snake)

102. Salvadora grahamiae (Mountain Patch-nosed Snake)

103. Sonora semianulata (Ground Snake)

104. Storeria dekayi (Brown Snake; Dekay’s Brown Snake)

105. Tantilla gracilis (Flathead Snake)

106. Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Black-necked Garter Snake)

107. Thamnophis marcianus (Checkered Garter Snake)

108. Thamnophis proximus (Ribbon Snake)

109. Tropidoclonion lineatum (Lined Snake)

110. Virginia valeriae (Smooth Earth Snake)

Elapidae Species:

111. Micrurus tener (Texas Coral Snake)

Viperidae Species

112. Agkistrodon contortrix (Copperhead)

113. Agkistodon piscivorus (Cottonmouth)

114. Crotalus atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake)

115. Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake)

116. Crotalus ornatus (Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake)

117. Sistrurus miliarius (Pygmy Rattlesnake)

118. Sistrurus tergeminus (Prairie Massasauga)

Texas Blind Snake Scientific Name

Rena dulcis

Glossy Snake Scientific Name

Arizona elegans

Eastern Racer

Coluber constrictor

Ring-necked Snake Scientific Name

Diadophis punctatus

Texas Indigo Snake

Drymarchon melanurus

Western Mud Snake

Farancia abacura

Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake

Gyalopion canum

Rough Earth Snake

Haldea striatula

Western Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Texas Nightsnake

Hypsiglena jani

Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis calligaster

Common Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula

Milk Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum

Glossy Crayfish Snake

Liodytes rigida

Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum

Schott’s Whipsnake

Masticophis schotti

Plain-bellied Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Banded Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata

Diamond-backed Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifer

Rough Green Snake

Opheodrys aestivus

Baird’s Ratsnake

Pantherophis bairdi

Great Plains Ratsnake

Pantherophis emoryi

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Graham’s Crayfish Snake

Regina grahamii

Longnose Snake

Rhinocheilus lecontei

Mountain Patch-nosed Snake

Salvadora grahamiae

Ground Snake

Sonora semianulata

Brown Snake; Dekay’s Brown Snake

Storeria dekayi

Flathead Snake

Tantilla gracilis

Black-necked Garter Snake

Thamnophis cyrtopsis

Checkered Garter Snake

Thamnophis marcianus

Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

Lined Snake

Tropidoclonion lineatum

Smooth Earth Snake

Virginia valeriae

Texas Coral Snake

Micrurus tener

Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake

Crotalus ornatus

Pygmy Rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius

Prairie Massasauga

Sistrurus tergeminus

Striped Whipsnake

Masticophis taeniatus