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List Of Reptiles Of Washington (state) ...
Lizards Iguanids (family Iguanidae) Skinks (family Scincidae) Alligator lizards (family Anguidae) Snakes Colubrids (family Colubridae) Vipers (family Viperidae) Boas (family Boidae) Turtles Family Emydidae See also * List of fauna of Washington (state) References {{Lists of reptiles by U.S. state Washington Reptiles Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocepha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrynosoma Douglasii
The pygmy short-horned lizard (''Phrynosoma douglasii'') is a species of small horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the northwestern United States and adjacent southwestern Canada. Like other horned lizards, it is often called a "horned toad" or "horny toad," but it is not a toad at all. It is a reptile, not an amphibian. Sherbrooke, Wade C. (2003). ''Introduction to Horned Lizards of North America.'' California Natural History Guides. Oakland, California: University of California Press. 191 pp. . Etymology The specific name, ''douglasii'', is in honor of Scottish botanist David Douglas. Identification The pygmy short-horned lizard is often mistaken for its close relative the greater short-horned lizard (''P. hernandesi)'' which has the same basic body type consisting of small pointed scales around the head and back. Until recent mitochondrial DNA evidence, the greater short-horned lizard was considered to be the same species as the pygmy sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diadophis Punctatus Occidentalis (Mendocino)
''Diadophis punctatus'', commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, central Mexico, and south-eastern Canada. Ring-necked snakes are secretive, nocturnal snakes, so are rarely seen during the day time. They are best known for their unique defense posture of curling up their tails, exposing their bright red-orange posterior, ventral surface when threatened. Ring-necked snakes are believed to be fairly abundant throughout most of their range, though no scientific evaluation supports this hypothesis. Scientific research is lacking for the ring-necked snake, and more in-depth investigations are greatly needed. It is the only species within the genus ''Diadophis'', and currently 14 subspecies are identified, but many herpetologists question the morphologically based classifications. Description Ring-necked snakes are fairly similar in morphology throughout much of their distribution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diadophis Punctatus
''Diadophis punctatus'', commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, central Mexico, and south-eastern Canada. Ring-necked snakes are secretive, nocturnal snakes, so are rarely seen during the day time. They are best known for their unique defense posture of curling up their tails, exposing their bright red-orange posterior, ventral surface when threatened. Ring-necked snakes are believed to be fairly abundant throughout most of their range, though no scientific evaluation supports this hypothesis. Scientific research is lacking for the ring-necked snake, and more in-depth investigations are greatly needed. It is the only species within the genus ''Diadophis'', and currently 14 subspecies are identified, but many herpetologists question the morphologically based classifications. Description Ring-necked snakes are fairly similar in morphology throughout much of their distribution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coluber Constrictor
The eastern racer (''Coluber constrictor'') is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers. The species is monotypic in the genus ''Coluber''. Geographic range ''C. constrictor'' is found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but it also ranges north into Canada and south into Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Description Adult eastern racers can typically vary from in total length (including tail) depending on the subspecies, but a record-sized specimen measured in total length. Conant, Roger (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + Plates 1-48. (paperback). (''Coluber consrictor constrictor'', pp. 178-179 + Plate 26 + Map 139). A typical ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamnophis Ordinoides
The northwestern garter snake (''Thamnophis ordinoides'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America. Geographic range In the United States, ''T. ordinoides'' is found in California, Oregon, and Washington; in Canada, it is found in British Columbia. Description The northwestern garter snake is small, with adults averaging around in total length (including tail). Stebbins RC (2003). ''A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition''. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp., 56 color plates. . (''Thamnophis ordinoides'', pp. 386-387 + Plate 50 + Map 169). It is one of the most variable species of snakes in the world. Habitat ''The northwestern garter snake'' is most commonly found on the edge of meadow A meadow ( ) is an open habitat, or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non-woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Snake New Mexico
Night (also described as night time, unconventionally spelled as "nite") is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day, when the Sun is below the horizon. The exact time when night begins and ends depends on the location and varies throughout the year, based on factors such as season and latitude. The word can be used in a different sense as the time between bedtime and morning. In common communication, the word ''night'' is used as a farewell ("good night", sometimes shortened to "night"), mainly when someone is going to sleep or leaving. Astronomical night is the period between astronomical dusk and astronomical dawn when the Sun is between 18 and 90 degrees below the horizon and does not illuminate the sky. As seen from latitudes between about 48.56° and 65.73° north or south of the Equator, complete darkness does not occur around the summer solstice because, although the Sun sets, it is never more than 18° below the horizon at lower c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiglena Torquata
The night snake (''Hypsiglena torquata'') is a species of rear-fanged colubrid. It is found from British Columbia, Canada through the western United States to Mexico. Subspecies previously recognized within ''H. torquata'' *'' Hypsiglena torquata affinis'' Boulenger, 1894 – Boulenger's night snake *'' Hypsiglena torquata baueri'' Zweifel, 1958 – Cedros Island night snake, Bauer's nightsnakeBeolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Hypsiglena torquata baueri'', p. 19). *'' Hypsiglena torquata catalinae'' W.W. Tanner, 1966 – Santa Catalina night snake *'' Hypsiglena torquata chlorophaea'' (Cope, 1860) – Sonoran night snake *'' Hypsiglena torquata deserticola'' W.W. Tanner, 1966 – desert night snake *'' Hypsiglena torquata gularis'' W.W. Tanner, 1954 – Isla Partida night snake *''Hypsiglena torquata jani'' ( Dugès, 1866) – Texas night snake *''Hypsiglena torquata k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pituophis Catenifer Catenifer (Carrizo Plain)
''Pituophis'' is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes, which are endemic to North America. Geographic range Species and subspecies within the genus ''Pituophis'' are found throughout Mexico, the Southern and Western United States and Western Canada. Conant R (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (paperback). (Genus ''Pituophis'', pp. 198–201 + Plate 27 + figure 57 + Map 147). Description All species of ''Pituophis'' are large and powerfully built. The head is relatively small in proportion to the body and it is only slightly distinct from the neck. The rostral is enlarged and elongated, imparting a characteristic somewhat pointed shape to the head. All the species occurring in the United States have four prefrontals instead of the usual two. Modified epiglottis In all snakes of the genus ''Pituophis'', the epig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pituophis Catenifer Catenifer
''Pituophis'' is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes, which are endemic to North America. Geographic range Species and subspecies within the genus ''Pituophis'' are found throughout Mexico, the Southern and Western United States and Western Canada. Conant R (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (paperback). (Genus ''Pituophis'', pp. 198–201 + Plate 27 + figure 57 + Map 147). Description All species of ''Pituophis'' are large and powerfully built. The head is relatively small in proportion to the body and it is only slightly distinct from the neck. The rostral is enlarged and elongated, imparting a characteristic somewhat pointed shape to the head. All the species occurring in the United States have four prefrontals instead of the usual two. Modified epiglottis In all snakes of the genus ''Pituophis'', the epigl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Basin Gopher Snake
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