Storeria occipitomaculata

Storeria occipitomaculata
redbelly snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Storeria
Species: S. occipitomaculata
Binomial name
Storeria occipitomaculata
(Storer, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Coluber occipitomaculatus
    Storer, 1839
  • Storeria occipitomaculata
    Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Ischnognathus occipitomaculatus
    Günther, 1858

Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake, is a species of snake endemic to North America.

Subspecies

Three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.


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