Scientific Name
Opheodrys vernalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827)
Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Smooth Greensnake
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Reptilia |
Order | Squamata |
Suborder | Serpentes |
Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
Family | Colubridae |
Subfamily | Colubrinae |
Genus | Opheodrys |
Species | Opheodrys vernalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Smooth green snakes are regionally local to uncommon (Casper, 1996a, Harding, 1997).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Kerry Kindt - I & M Office
Created Date
12/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Joan Elias
Last Modified Date
12/5/2003 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Gary Casper. 2001. Reptile Surveys of Long, Michigan, and Stockton Islands, and Little Sand Bay, in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, with Notes on Amphibians. Casper Consulting, Slinger, WI
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