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Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Tropidoclonion is a genus of small colubrid snakes, commonly known as lined snakes, which are endemic to North America. The single species in the genus is Tropidoclonion lineatum. There are currently no recognized subspecies of Tropidoclonion lineatus.
From the article Tropidoclonion on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The lined snake is olive green to brown with a distinctive tan or yellow stripe running down the middle of the back from head to tail. It has similar stripes, one down each side on scale rows 2 and 3. On the belly, it has a double row of clean-cut black half-moon spots running down the middle. It has a narrow head and small eyes. Adult size is typically less than 35 cm (14 inches) in total length (tail included). However, maximum recorded total length is 53 cm (21 in). The keeled dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows at midbody. There are only 5 or 6 upper labials.
Range & habitat
The lined snake is found throughout the central United States from Illinois to Colorado to Texas.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
What it does
The lined snake is terrestrial and semifossorial, spending most of its time hiding under rocks, leaf litter, logs, or buried in the soil.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
In human culture
The subspecific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Tropidoclonion lineatum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28263.