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Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus)STATUS





Description: This species has a distinctive red stripe down the center of the back, to which both the common name and the subspecific name refer.


Habitat: It is semiaquatic, spending most of its time on the edge of permanent bodies of water such as swamps, ponds, lakes, or slow-moving streams. It is fast-moving and an excellent swimmer.


Range: It is found in West Texas on the Edwards Plateau.


Found in these States: TX


Diet: Its primary diet is amphibians, such as the northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans), but it will also consume lizards and small rodents.


Reproduction: Viviparous (gives birth to live young). They mate in April and May after emerging from hibernation. The young are born from late June to mid-August. A litter can be formed of 8 to 25 young, but the average litter size is around 15. The slender, delicate juveniles are 8-9 inches in size. They resemble adults in color and pattern and can take care of themselves from the moment they are born.


Status: Listed as Least Concern because it has a wide distribution, large population, and is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.


Taxonomy:

»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
   »» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
     »» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
       »» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
         »» Order: Squamata - Scaled Reptiles
           »» Suborder: Serpentes
             »» Superfamily: Colubroidea
               »» Family: Colubridae - Colubrids
                   »» Genus: Thamnophis
                     »» Species: Thamnophis proximus - Western Ribbon Snakes
                       »» Subspecies: T.p. rubrilineatus - Redstripe Ribbon Snake

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