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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.
Trinomial name. Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus. Garman, 1883. Synonyms. Rhinochilus lecontii. Var. tessellatus. – Boulenger, 1894 [1] Common names: Texas long-nosed snake. Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus is a subspecies of nonvenomous colubrid snake, which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico .
Rena dulcis. — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009. Rena dulcis, also known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake, [4] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico. Three subspecies are currently ...
Dorsally, the Texas indigo snake is predominantly black in color, with a high sheen which gives its smooth scales a remarkable iridescent hue. The underside is often a salmon pink color. It is a large snake, regularly attaining a total length (including tail) beyond 6 ft (1.8 m). Specimens 8 ft (2.4 m) long are not unheard of.
There are 105 species of snakes in Texas, 15 are deadly. Here’s what to know. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...
The Texas garter snake has a greenish-black back with a distinctive bright-orange or red stripe down the center, and yellowish stripes on either side of the body that extend through the second, third, and fourth rows of dorsal scales above the belly plates. [1] Adults range in total length (including tail) from 38 to 71 cm (15 to 28 in).
Venomous snakes, such as the rattlesnake, can and do climb trees — but it isn't commonly observed. More: Texas is home to 4 venomous snake groups. Here's what to look out for when you see one
Species: T. proximus. Subspecies: T. p. rubrilineatus. Trinomial name. Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus. Rossman, 1963. Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus, the redstripe ribbon snake, is a subspecies of the western ribbon snake, a garter snake endemic to the southern United States.