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Gulf crayfish snake

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Gulf crayfish snake
Regina rigida sinicola in Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Liodytes
Species:
Subspecies:
L. r. sinicola
Trinomial name
Liodytes rigida sinicola
(Huheey, 1959)
Synonyms

Natrix rigida sinicola Huheey, 1959

The Gulf crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida sinicola) is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake endemic to the southeastern United States.

Description

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It averages 20 inches (51 cm) when fully grown, with a record of 31.5 inches (80 cm). Its color is best described as chocolate brown.

Diet

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This subspecies feeds almost entirely on crayfish.

Taxonomy

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Close relatives of the Gulf crayfish snake are the glossy crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida rigida) and the Delta crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida deltae).

Further reading

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  • Huheey, James E. 1959. Distribution and Variation in the Glossy Water Snake, Natrix rigida (Say). Copeia 1959 (4): 303–311. (Natrix rigida sinicola)
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