lined snake
(Tropidoclonion lineatum)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure S3 - Vulnerable |
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| Minnesota | Special Concern Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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There are two rows of semicircular spots on the belly. |
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Size |
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8″ to 15″, but usually no more than 10″ |
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Similar Species |
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| Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) belly is unmarked. | ||
Habitat |
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Prairies, savannas, grasslands, woodland edges, abandoned trash dumps. In Minnesota, rock outcrops in rolling prairie. |
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Ecology |
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Behavior |
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Lifespan |
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Unknown but probably 3 to 10 years |
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Life Cycle |
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Food |
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Mostly earthworms, but also sowbugs, slugs, snails, and soft-bodied insects |
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Distribution |
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Sources 4, 6, 14, 24, 29, 30, 74, 76, 78. In Minnesota this species has been recorded only in Blue Mounds State Park. |
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Occurrence |
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Rare in Minnesota |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Reptilia (reptiles) | ||
| Superorder | Lepidosauria | ||
| Order | Squamata (snakes and lizards) | ||
| Suborder | Serpentes (snakes) | ||
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia | ||
| Superfamily | Colubroidea | ||
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Colubridae (colubrid snakes) | ||
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Natricinae | ||
Genus |
Tropidoclonion (lined snakes) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Synonyms |
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Microps lineatus |
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Common Names |
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lined snake |
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| Lined snake Jeremy Huff |
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About
Uploaded on Jul 25, 2009 Lane found a lined snake while I was mowing the yard.... |
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| The Wildside with Michael Price: Episode 2 - Texas Lined Snake City of San Angelo |
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About
Published on Mar 13, 2013 The Wildside with Michael Price is a Nature Show on SATV (Suddenlink Cable Channel 17), is San Angelo's Local Government Channel. Visit the Texas Lined Snake at the San Angelo Nature Center, located at 7409 Knickerbocker Rd. www.facebook.com/SanAngeloNatureCenter |
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| Jeff LeClere 5/30/2015 |
Location: Rock County |
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