Drymobius margaritiferus
(Schlegel, 1837)
dry-moe-BEE-us — maar-gar-ee-tif-ER-us
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.08.20.40.09)
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Texas
First instance(s) of published English names:
Speckled Ground Snake (Drymobius margaritiferus: Schmidt, Karl Peterson and D. D. Davis. 1941. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. C.P. Putnam and Sons, New York. 365pp.); Northern Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus: Hedges, S. Blair, Robert Powell, Robert W. Henderson, Sarah Hanson, and John C. Murphy. 2019. Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist
and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and
reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology (67):1–53);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1837
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Schlegel, Hermann. Essai sur la Physionomie des Serpens. [Essay on the Physiognomy of Serpents.] M. H. Schonekat, Libraire-Editeur, Amsterdam, Netherlands.. 251pp.
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1975
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Wilson, Larry David. Drymobius. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (170):1-2
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1975
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Wilson, Larry David. Drymobius margaritiferus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (172):1-2
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2019
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Hedges, S. Blair, Robert Powell, Robert W. Henderson, Sarah Hanson, and John C. Murphy. Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist
and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and
reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology (67):1–53
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