Biology:Storeria occipitomaculata obscura
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Short description: Subspecies of snake
Florida redbelly snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Storeria |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | S. o. obscura
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Trinomial name | |
Storeria occipitomaculata obscura (Trapido, 1944)
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Storeria occipitomaculata obscura, the Florida redbelly snake, is a subspecies of the redbelly snake that ranges from the northern peninsula to southern Florida. they are found in pinelands, bogs, marshes, ponds, and swamps. They will grow to be 8-10 inches with the largest being 16 inches. They look similar to the ring-necked snake because of the red belly and the ring around its neck. it is distinguished from them because the Florida redbelly snake has a stripe down its back and is brown while the ring-necked snake has no stripe and is gray.[1]
References
- ↑ "Red-bellied Snake" (in en-US). 2020-09-07. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-snake-id/snake/red-bellied-snake/.
Wikidata ☰ Q27962606 entry