Brown Vine Snake
Oxybelis aeneus
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- O. aeneus – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- O. aeneus – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- O. aeneus – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- O. aeneus – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Oxybelis aeneus occurs only in Santa Cruz and Pima Counties in southern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler – 1824)
Genus: Oxybelis, Greek – oxys = sharp, keen or quick + belos = arrow or dart
Species: aeneus, Latin = of bronze or copper
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006