![]() ![]() Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 31: 466-481. "A review of the subspecies of the indigo snake ( Drymarchon corais)". Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. ( Spilotes melanurus, new species, pp. 224–225). Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A (1854).( Morenoa orizabensis, new species, pp. 517–5-8, Text-figure 77). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905 (2): 517-518. " Description d'un Ophidien nouveau du Mexique ( Morenoa orizabensis, g. "A new species of indigo snake from north-western Venezuela (Serpentes: Colubridae: Drymarchon)" (PDF). ^ a b Wüster, Wolfgang José Luís Yrausquin Abraham Mijares-Urrutia (2001).^ a b Species Drymarchon melanurus at The Reptile Database.Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Drymarchon. Drymarchon melanurus orizabensis ( Dugès, 1905).Drymarchon melanurus melanurus ( A.M.C.Drymarchon melanurus erebennus ( Cope, 1860).melanurus which are recognized as being valid, including the nominate subspecies. erebennus is found in southern Texas and southwards into Mexico as far as Veracruz. Its elevational distribution goes from near sea level up to around 1,900 m asl (6,230 feet). On the Pacific coast, its range extends from Sinaloa in Mexico, southward to Guatemala, as far south as Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. melanurus extends from southern Texas southwards through the Gulf Coast of Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala and Belize. erebennus is predominantly solid black, though there can be lighter shaded variations. ![]() and a heavy diagonal dark slash on both sides of the neck. melanurus has distinctive dark markings round the eyes, a vertical dark slash just behind the jaw. The underside is a lighter olive-yellow, olive-tan color.ĭ. This species has predominantly olive-brown glossy dorsal scales evolving to black at the tail. melanurus is a large species that can grow to a total length (including tail) of 1.80 m (6 ft) to over 2.40 m (8 ft). erebennus, commonly known as the Texas indigo snake. In addition to the nominate subspecies, it has four other recognized subspecies, including D. The species is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. The Middle American indigo snake ( Drymarchon melanurus), also known commonly as the blacktail cribo, is a species of large, non venomous, snake in the family Colubridae. ![]()
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