Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Liochlorophis
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Smooth Green Snake
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Glatte Grasnatter
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Glat Grøn Snog
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Liochlorophis Oldham & Smith (type species: Coluber vernalis Harlan 1827) |
Contents:
1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Opheodrys (e.g., Crother, Boundy, Burbrink & Campbell in Crother (ed.) 2008), but there are many
morphological and anatomical characters which separate the two genera from each other.
Retained herein as a valid genus, following recommendation by Van Wallach (pers. comm., 6th October, 2024).
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Liochlorophis 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
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),
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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