Biology:Storeria occipitomaculata

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Short description: Species of snake


Storeria occipitomaculata
Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata.jpg
Redbelly snake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Storeria
Species:
S. occipitomaculata
Binomial name
Storeria occipitomaculata
(Storer, 1839)
Storeria occipitomaculata map.svg
Synonyms
  • Coluber occipitomaculatus
    Storer, 1839
  • Storeria occipitomaculata
    — Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Ischnognathus occipitomaculatus
    — Günther, 1858

Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake, is a species of snake endemic to North America.

Subspecies

Three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.

  • Florida redbelly snake – Storeria occipitomaculata obscura (Trapido, 1944)
  • Northern redbelly snakeStoreria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839)
  • Black Hills redbelly snake – Storeria occipitomaculata pahasapae (H.M. Smith, 1963)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2248178 entry