Northern Rough Green Snake
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus
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- O. e. aestivus – Anderson Co, TX – photo by Wayne Howell
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- O. e. aestivus – Coryell Co, TX – photo by Eric Runfeldt
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- O. e. aestivus – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Orry Martin
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- O. e. aestivus – Victoria Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- O. e. aestivus – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Opheodrys a. aestivus occurs throughout much of the eastern 2/3 of Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Opheodrys aestivus aestivus (Linnaeus – 1766)
Genus: Opheodrys, Greek – opheos, ophi = snake, serpent + drymos = oak wood, forest
Species/Subspecies: aestivus, Latin = summer – ref. presumed seasonal activity period
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962