Family Solid Toothed & Rear Fanged. Sonora semiannulata. All species of Sonora possess colour pattern polymorphism, with uniform, striped, banded, bicolour and tricolour morphs known for the different species.
Buyers can be informed by email when new sellers list for both Sonora semiannulata and other species. Several different color/pattern morphs can be found at the same locality. GENUS Micrurus.
Notes. Average Length 38cm.
Type species: Sonora semiannulata BAIRD & GIRARD 1853 is the type species of the genus Sonora BAIRD & GIRARD 1853. Western Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata) 4/27/1984: idfg-aschmidt : Incidental Observation : Specimen : 1/25/2013 : verified : 557766: Western Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata) 4/29/1983: idfg-aschmidt : Inventory/Targeted Survey : Hand : 1/25/2013 : trusted : 557743 Possible aliases, alternative names and misspellings for Sonora semiannulata.
Adult Sonora semiannulata are typically small 21.5-30.5 cm (8.5-12 in) though certain individuals may reach 42 cm (16.5 in). Photographer. Timber Rattlesnake - … Clockwise from bottom left: striped morph (S) with red dorsal stripe (bottom left), banded morph (B) with black crosswise bands (top left), uniform morph (U) lacking any distinctive markings (top right), and mimetic morph (M) with both the red stripe and black bands (bottom right). Scientific Name Sonora semiannulata. The four sympatric color morphs of the ground snake (Sonora semiannulata). Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox. Native Status. Texas Coral Snake - Micrurus tener. Sonora semiannulata Baird & Girard, 1853 – western ground snake Sonora straminea Cope , 1860 – variable sand snake, banded sand snake Sonora taylori ( Boulenger , 1894) – Taylor's ground snake GENUS Crotalus. Alternate and Previous Names (Synonyms) Sonora semiannulata - Western Ground Snake (Stebbins 1966, 1988, 2003, 2012) Sonora semiannulata (Variable Groundsnake) is native to Missouri.. Collection Summary. General Distribution: The range of Sonora semiannulata is from central Texas and Kansas, west to California and Nevada; populations of S. semiannulata … The Western ground snake is found in arid desert scrub vegetation with sandy soil, usually under surface objects or in areas with some surface moisture, such as the edges of washes. Distribution Southwest, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, South. Number of Offspring 4. OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. VENOMOUS SNAKES. In the 100-Mile Circle, that latter snake is known from the Phoenix area. Sonora semiannulata (Variable Groundsnake) has a total of 280 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 6 counties and 40 localities.There are a total of 28 collectors and 65 collection dates for the species. This snake feeds on small arthropods such as spiders, … Western Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma. Highly … Base color can be light tan, cream, gray, blue-gray, or orange-red. Southern Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix. Smith’s Black-headed Snake is most likely to be confused with the three other Tantilla in Arizona and a form of the Western Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata) that resembles Tantilla.
Base color can be light tan, cream, gray, blue-gray, or orange-red. Tyson Victor 53 records: Jeremy Westerman 17 records: Samuel Brown 11 records: Joseph Mugleston 10 records: Ryan P. O'Donnell 7 records: Gary Pinson 7 records: Brian Hubbs 6 records: Dave Weber 6 records: Benjamin Jones 6 records: Chris Harrison List of buyers and sellers of Sonora semiannulata. Sonora semiannulata: Ground Snake: Tantilla gracilis: Flathead Snake: Carphophis amoenus helenae: Midwest Worm Snake: Carphophis vermis: Western Worm Snake: Diadophis punctatus ssp. LIST OF SPECIES. Venom Mildly Venomous. GROUNDSNAKE Sonora semiannulata: Mildly Toxic Saliva : DESCRIPTION: A small (up to 483 mm or 19" in total length) snake with extremely variable coloration and markings. GENUS Agkistrodon. Common Name(s): Western Groundsnake, Groundsnake, Ground Snake, Great Plains Ground Snake, Western Ground Snake, Variable Ground Snake This species has been reported from the extreme southeast corner of the state where it occurs just across the Colorado River, but its presence has not been confirmed. GROUNDSNAKE Sonora semiannulata: Mildly Toxic Saliva : DESCRIPTION: A small (up to 483 mm or 19" in total length) snake with extremely variable coloration and markings. Photo by Alison Davis Rabosky. VISUAL KEY TO THE.
Several different color/pattern morphs can be found at the same locality.