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Snaketails
Ophiogomphus
Ophiogomphus, commonly known as snaketails, is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. Most of the species in the genus Ophiogomphus have beautifully marked green club-shaped abdomens, which are more noticeable in the males.
The genus contains the following species:
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 26 known species
Pale Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus severus
Green Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus cecilia
Rusty Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus rupinsulensis
Sinuous Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus occidentis
Boreal Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus colubrinus
Riffle Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus carolus
Bison Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus bison
Maine Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus mainensis
Great Basin Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus morrisoni
Brook Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus aspersus
Ophiogomphus obscurus
speciesOphiogomphus obscurus
Extra-striped Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus anomalus
St. Croix Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus susbehcha
Arizona Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus arizonicus
Appalachian Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus incurvatus
Ophiogomphus spinicornis
speciesOphiogomphus spinicornis
Edmund's Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus edmundo
Southern Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus australis
Pygmy Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus howei
Ophiogomphus reductus
speciesOphiogomphus reductus
Sioux Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus smithi
Westfall's Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus westfalli
Acuminate Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus acuminatus
Ophiogomphus cerastis
speciesOphiogomphus cerastis
Ophiogomphus tibeticus
speciesOphiogomphus tibeticus
Mexican Snaketail
speciesOphiogomphus purepecha
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 70085.