Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Opheodrys
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North American Green Snakes
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Grasnattern
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Nordamerikanske Grønne Snoge
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1843 |  |
Opheodrys Fitzinger (type species: Coluber aestivus Linnaeus 1766) |
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1858 | |
Cyclophis Günther (type species: Coluber aestivus Linnaeus 1766) |
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1884 | |
Phyllophilophis Garman (type species: Coluber aestivus Linnaeus 1766) |
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1885 | |
Tropidodryas Cope [not Tropidodryas Fitzinger 1843 (Serpentes)] (type species: Coluber aestivus Linnaeus 1766) |
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1991 | |
Liochlorophis Oldham & Smith (type species: Coluber vernalis Harlan 1827; syn. Crother, Boundy, Burbrink & Campbell in Crother (ed.) 2008) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Symphimus mayae and the species formerly assigned to
Cyclophiops (e.g., Schmidt & Necker 1936; Smith 1943), now a synonym of
Ptyas.
Includes vernalis, which has sometimes been placed in a separate genus, Liochlorophis.
Distribution:
E. and C. North America.
Reported from:
Canada
(Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia
[incl.
Cape Breton Island],
Ontario,
Prince Edward Island,
Quebec,
Saskatchewan),
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming).
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Opheodrys aestivus
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Rough Green Snake
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Raue Grasnatter
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Ru Grøn Snog
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1766 | |
Coluber aestivus Linnaeus |
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Herpetodryas aestivus Schlegel 1837 |
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Leptophis aestivus Baird & Girard 1853 |
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Opheodrys aestivus Cope 1860 |
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Cyclophis aestivus Cope 1872 |
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Phyllophilophis aestivus Garman 1892 |
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Phillophilophis aestivus Hurter 1893 |
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Contia aestivus Boulenger 1894 |
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1853 | |
Leptophis majalis Baird & Girard (Schmidt 1953) |
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Opheodrys aestivus majalis Burger 1947 |
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1984 | |
Opheodrys aestivus carinatus Grobman |
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1984 | |
Opheodrys aestivus conanti Grobman |
Other common names:
aestivus: Northern Rough Green Snake
carinatus: Florida Rough Green Snake
majalis: Western Rough Green Snake
Remarks:
Records from Connecticut are probably based on mislabelled museum specimens and misidentifications (Klemens 1993).
Introduced to:
Bahamas.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia).
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Opheodrys aestivus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Opheodrys vernalis
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Smooth Green Snake
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Glatte Grasnatter
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Glat Grøn Snog
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1827 | |
Coluber vernalis Harlan |
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Chlorosoma vernalis Baird & Girard 1853 |
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Herpetodryas vernalis Hallowell 1856 |
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Cyclophis vernalis Günther 1858 |
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Liopeltis vernalis Cope 1860 |
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Contia vernalis Boulenger 1894 |
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Eurypholis vernalis Schmidt & Necker 1935 |
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Opheodrys vernalis Schmidt & Necker 1936 |
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Liochlorophis vernalis Oldham & Smith 1991 |
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1941 | |
Opheodrys vernalis blanchardi Grobman |
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Liochlorophis vernalis blanchardi Oldham & Smith 1991 |
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1992 | |
Opheodrys vernalis borealis Grobman |
Other common names:
blanchardi: Western Smooth Green Snake
vernalis: Eastern Smooth Green Snake
Remarks:
Some authors have placed vernalis in a separate genus, Liochlorophis (e.g., Oldham & Smith 1991), but this has not been followed by many (e.g., Crother, Boundy, Burbrink & Campbell in Crother (ed.) 2008).
Distribution:
Canada
(Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia
[incl.
Cape Breton Island],
Ontario,
Prince Edward Island,
Quebec,
Saskatchewan),
Mexico
(Chihuahua),
USA
(Arkansas,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Dakota,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming).
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