Gulf Coast Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus orarius)
Created: March 31st, 2010 - 11:41 PM
Last Modified: February 5th, 2012 - 09:51 AM Entered by: Joshua Emms
Record 41268
Last Modified: February 5th, 2012 - 09:51 AM Entered by: Joshua Emms
Record 41268
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Country: United States |
State: Texas |
County: Harris County |
Time: 2010-03-31 13:37:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: -- |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: pinewoods lake |
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Funny that they have the same common name. Thanks for the catch.
This is the wrong subspecies. The Ribbonsnakes in Harris county are intergrades between orarius and proximus. T.p. rutiloris is restricted to southern Mexico. Unfortunately they share the same common name in the database.