Florida Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata obscura
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- S. o. obscura – Tyler Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Chris Harrison
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Storeria o. obscura occurs in extreme eastern Texas
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Storeria occipitomaculata obscura (Storer – 1839)
Genus: Storeria, honors David H. Storer
Species: occipitomaculata, Latin – occiput = back of head + maculata = spotted
Subspecies: obscura, Latin = dusky
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962