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List Of Snakes Of New Jersey
This is a list of snakes found in New Jersey, United States. Non-venomous Venomous References * {{SnakesByState Snakes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joi ... New Jersey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake
Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads (cranial kinesis). To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species retain a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca. Lizards have evolved elongate bodies without limbs or with greatly reduced limbs about twenty-five times independently via convergent evolution, leading to many lineages of legless lizards. These resemble snakes, but several common groups of legless lizards have eyelids and external ears, which snakes lack, altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rough Green Snake
''Opheodrys aestivus'', commonly known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the smooth green snake ('' Opheodrys vernalis''). The European colubrid called grass snake (''Natrix natrix'') is unrelated. The rough green snake is docile, often allowing close approach by humans, and seldom bites. Even when bites occur, they have no venom and are harmless. Description The rough green snake (''Opheodrys aestivus'') is bright green above and has a yellowish belly, affording it excellent camouflage in green vegetation and making them difficult to see in the wild even though they are relatively common in their habitat. It has keeled dorsal scales, which are arranged in 17 rows at mid-body. It grows up to in total length (including tail) and is very thin. Geographic range The rough green snake ranges throughout the Southeastern United States, from Florida, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timber Rattlesnake
The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake (''Crotalus horridus'') Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in two volumes). . (''Crotalus horridus'', pp. 956–966.) is a species of pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous, with a very toxic bite. ''C. horridus'' is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous Northeastern United States and is second only to its relatives to the west, the prairie rattlesnake, as the most northerly distributed venomous snake in North America. Conant R (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. (First published in 1958). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. xviii + 429 pp. + Plates 1-48. (hardcover), (paperback). (''Crotalus horridus'', pp. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crotalus Horridus CDC
''Crotalus'' is a genus of venomous pit vipers in the family Viperidae, known as rattlesnakes or rattlers. Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in 2 volumes). . The genus is found only in the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, and member species are colloquially known as rattlesnakes. The generic name ''Crotalus'' is derived from the Greek word ''krótalοn'', which means "rattle" or "castanet", and refers to the rattle on the end of the tail, which makes this group (genera ''Crotalus'' and '' Sistrurus'') so distinctive.Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. . Currently, 32 to 45 species are recognized as being valid. Description Members of the genus ''Crotalus'' range in size from only ('' C. intermedius'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agkistrodon Contortrix Mokasen
''Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen'' was formerly a venomous pit viper subspecies found in the eastern United States. However, recent taxonomic changes do not recognize the northern copperhead (''A. c. mokasen'') as a valid taxon. New taxonomy The northern copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen'') was once classified as a subspecies of the copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix''). However, DNA based studies published in 2008 and 2015, revealed no significant genetic difference between the northern copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen ''), the southern copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix'') and the Osage copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster''). The three subspecies were synonymized and elevated to one species, with the oldest published name, ''Agkistrodon contortrix '', having priority. The resulting taxonomy does not recognize the northern copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen'') as a valid taxon.Guiher TJ, Burbrink FT (2008). ''Demograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agkistrodon Contortrix Contortrix CDC-a
''Agkistrodon'' is a genus of venomous pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins.Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2017. ''Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding.'' SSAR Herpetological Circular 43, 1–102 pp. (page 59)Liner, E. A. and G. Casas-Andreu. 2008. ''Standard Spanish, English and scientific names of the amphibians and reptiles of Mexico.'' Society for the Study Amphibians and Reptiles. Herpetological Circular 38: i-iv, 1-162. (pages 95-96) The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the Southern United States to northern Costa Rica. Eight species are currently recognized,Porras, Louis W., Larry David Wilson, Gordon W. Schuett, and Randall S. Reiserer 2013. ''A taxonomic reevaluation and conservation assessment of the common cantil, Agkistrodon bilineatus (Squamata: Viperidae): a race against time''. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 7(1): 48–73. all o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern 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 (1828–1900), who collected the first specimen in Kent County, Maryland, and was a first cousin of Spencer Fullerton Baird. Geographic range The smooth earth snake is found from Texas and Iowa to New Jersey and Florida. Description The following is a description of the scalation of ''V. valeriae''. Rostral nearly as deep as broad, visible from above; internasals much shorter than the prefrontals; frontal longer than broad, shorter than the parietals; loreal one and a half to two and a half times as long as deep; two or three postoculars; temporals 1+2; six upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin shields, which are as long as or shorter than the posterior. Dorsal scales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Garter Snake
The eastern garter snake (''Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis'') is a medium-sized snake indigenous to North America. Taxonomy and etymology The scientific name ''Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis'' is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake that looks like a garter strap". The generic name '' Thamnophis'' is derived from the Greek "thamnos" (bush) and "ophis" (snake) and the specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ... ''sirtalis'' is derived from the New Latin "siratalis" (like a garter), a reference to the snake's color pattern resembling a striped garter strap. Description Eastern garter snakes average between long. The largest recorded length was long. Females are typically larger than males. They are either a greenish, brown, or b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Ribbon Snake
''Thamnophis sauritus sauritus'', the eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake, is one of four subspecies of the ribbon snake found in the southeastern United States. Some similar species are the western ribbon snake, common garter snake, plains garter snake, and Butler's garter snake. The other three subspecies are the northern ( ''T. s. septentrionalis''), southern (''T. s. sackenii''), and bluestripe (''T. s. nitae'') ribbon snakes. Description The eastern ribbon snake gets its name from its very thin body. At maturity, it grows to between in length. It is a slender, black snake with a yellow mid-back stripe and one on each side. A brown stripe of one or two rows of scales extends onto the sides of the belly. The rest of the belly is a greenish-white color. It also has two rows of black spots between the back and side stripes. It also has a long tail that is about one-third of the length of its body. The labial scales around the mouth of the snake are unmarked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Red-bellied Snake
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DeKay's Brown Snake
''Storeria dekayi'', commonly known as De Kay's brown snake, De Kay's snake, and simply the brown snake (along with many others), is a small non-venomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America and Central America. Geographic range ''S. dekayi'' is native to Southern Ontario and Quebec, most of the eastern half of the United States, through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and possibly El Salvador. www.reptile-database.org. More specifically, this common species inhabits most wetland and terrestrial habitats east of the Great Plains from sea level to 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) above sea level. Description Dorsally, ''S. dekayi'' is brown to gray with a lighter center stripe bordered by small black spots; ventrally, it is lighter brown or pink with small black dots at the ends of the ventral scales. Adults usually measure less than in total length (including tail), but the record total length is . The dorsal scales are keeled, and it has n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Pine Snake
''Pituophis melanoleucus'', commonly known as the pine snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized as being valid. Taxonomy and etymology The pine snake, ''Pituophis melanoleucus'', gets its Latin name from "melano" meaning black and "leucos" which means white. This is in reference to its black and white body. Three subspecies of ''Pituophis melanoleucus'' are currently recognized: the nominate subspecies ''P. m. melanoleucus'' ( Daudin, 1803), the northern pine snake; ''P. m. lodingi'' (Blanchard, 1924), the black pine snake; and ''P. m. mugitus'' ( Barbour, 1921), the Florida pine snake. The subspecific name ''lodingi'' is in honor of Danish-born amateur herpetologist Peder Henry Löding (1869-1942), who lived in Alabama. The species has a variety of common names, including: pine snake, pinesnake, common pine snake, bullsnake, black and white snak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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