Earth Snake , ''Virginia valeriae''
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Earth snake may refer to the following genera: * ''Geophis'' * '' Haldea'', a m on notypic genus in the Colubridae with its sole representative, the rough earth snake, ''Haldea striatula'' It may also refer to the following species: * Smooth earth snake The smooth earth snake (''Virginia valeriae'') is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the eastern half of the United States. Etymology The specific name or epithet, ''valeriae'', is in honor of Valeria Biddle Blaney (1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Geophis
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ''culebra minadora''). The genus consists of 53 distinct species. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Geophis annuliferus'' – western snail-eating snake *'' Geophis anocularis'' – ''culebra minera de Sierra Mije'' *'' Geophis bellus'' *'' Geophis betaniensis'' *'' Geophis bicolor'' – ''culebra minera del Altiplano'' *'' Geophis blanchardi'' – ''culebra minera de Blanchard'' *'' Geophis brachycephalus'' *'' Geophis cancellatus'' – ''culebra miners de Chiapas'' *'' Geophis cansecoi'' *'' Geophis carinosus'' – ''culebra minera aquillada'' *'' Geophis chalybeus'' – ''culebra minera veracruzana'' *'' Geophis championi'' *'' Geophis damiani'' *'' Geophis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haldea
''Haldea striatula'' (formerly ''Virginia striatula''), commonly called the rough earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the Southeastern United States. Taxonomy The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766, as ''Coluber striatulus''. Over the next two and a half centuries its scientific name has been changed several times (see synonyms). Most recently, the generic name was changed back from ''Virginia'' to ''Haldea'' in 2013. Common names Other common names for ''Haldea striatula'' include: brown ground snake, brown snake, ground snake, little brown snake, little striped snake, small brown viper, small-eyed brown snake, southern ground snake, striated viper, and worm snake. Geographic range The rough earth snake is found from southern Virginia to northern Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to southern Texas, and north into south-central Missouri and southeastern Kansas. It is also present in northern parts of Oklahoma. Descr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |