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Description. C. amoenus is a small snake. Adults are 19–28 cm (7.5–11.0 in) in total length, with a record length of 34 cm (13 in). [5] The 13 rows of dorsal scales are smooth and glossy. It has five upper labials and one postocular scale. [6] C. amoenus is unpatterned and can be either brown or dark brown with a reddish belly.
Carphophis amoenus, commonly known as the worm snake, [3] is a species of non venomous colubrid snake endemic to the eastern United States. [4] C. amoenus can be found east of the Mississippi, from southwest Massachusetts south to southern Alabama west to Louisiana and then north to Illinois. [5] This species of snake protects a large range ...
Invasive species of earthworms from the suborder Lumbricina have been expanding their range in North America. [1] Earthworms are considered one of the most abundant macroinvertebrates in the soil of ecosystems in temperate and tropical climates. [2] There are around 3,000 species known worldwide. [2] They are considered keystone species in ...
An earthworm is a soil -dwelling terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. The term is the common name for the largest members of the class (or subclass, depending on the author) Oligochaeta. In classical systems, they were in the order of Opisthopora since the male pores opened posterior to the female pores, although the ...
The northern redbelly snake lives in moist flowerbeds, gardens, and moist woodlands, such as borders between forest and wetlands. It often rests under logs and rocks near a woods or forest. [6] Redbelly snakes are known to occur in wet meadows, woodlands, and forest-meadow edge habitats. [2]
Tiny worms behave more like snakes Research on the worms began more than 15 years ago at Sam Houston State University when Patrick J. Lewis, a professor there, led a research trip to Botswana with ...
Subfamily: Dipsadinae. Genus: Carphophis. Gervais, 1843. Synonyms. Brachyorrhos, Calamaria, Carphophiops, Celuta, Coluber [1] Carphophis (common name worm snakes) is a genus of small colubrid snakes endemic to the United States. The genus consists of two species, one of which has two subspecies.
Thamnophis saurita, also known as the eastern ribbon snake[a], common ribbon snake, or simply ribbon snake, is a common species of garter snake native to Eastern North America. [2] It is a non-venomous [5][6] species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The ribbon snake averages 16 to 35 inches (41 to 89 cm) in total ...