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Storeria dekayi, commonly known as De Kay's brown snake, De Kay's snake, and simply the brown snake (along with many other snakes), is a small non-venomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The species is native to North America and Central America .
Storeria dekayi texana is ovoviviparous. Females bear live young in August and early September. Each young emerges in a fine tissue sac, which after bursting remains attached to the ventrum, but is quickly shed. Brood size varies from 3 to 15. The newborns measure 9–11.5 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in total length. [3]
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Storeria dekayi limnetes Anderson, 1961 – marsh brown snake; Storeria dekayi temporalineata Trapido, 1944; Storeria dekayi texana Trapido, 1944 – Texas brown snake; Storeria dekayi tropica Cope, 1885; Storeria dekayi wrightorum Trapido, 1944 – midland brown snake; Storeria hidalgoensis Taylor, 1942 – Mexican yellowbelly brown snake ...
Storeria dekayi dekayi: Northern brown snake: northeast corner: abundant: minimal Storeria dekayi wrightorum: Midland brown snake: throughout: abundant: minimal Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata: Northern redbelly snake: everywhere but central 2/3: uncommon: minimal Tantilla coronata: Southeastern crowned snake: Floyd and Clark ...
Dekay's brown snake (Storeria dekayi). Small. Brown to gray, with parallel lines of dots down the dorsum. Dots sometimes merge into stripes or crossbands. Black mark behind the head and under eye. Juveniles have light collar. [26] Red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata). Small. Dorsal color ranges from fawn to black.
Storeria dekayi: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach 6–13 inches (15–33 cm); color varies from brown to reddish brown; two rows of dark spots across the back [21] [22] Northern redbelly snake: Storeria occipitomaculata: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach 8–10 inches (20–25 cm); color varies from gray-brown to reddish-brown [6 ...
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.