CHAPTER XXIV: CLASSIFICATION OF THE 

 NORTH AMERICAN SNAKES 



North America is Rich in Serpent Life, as Will h? Seen From the 



Following Classified List: 



FAMILY 



SUBFAMILY 

 ETC. 



Order Ophidia 



GENUS 



NORTH 

 AMERICAN SPECIES 



GLAUCONIID/E 



(Blind Snakes) Glauconia 2 Species Burrowing a. 



BOID* j Boina^Boas I ^har^a " } ". Terrest ^l 6. 



I. Aglypha: 

 all the teeth 

 solid not 

 grooved o r 

 perforated. 

 The Harm- 

 less Snakes. 



COLUBRID^E < 



Colubrinae 



' Eutaenia 1 1 



Tropidonotits . ... 13 



Clonophis i 



Tropidoclonium . . i 



Seininatrix i 



Liodytes i 



Storeria 2 



A mphiardis i 



Haldea i 



Virginia 2 



Spuotes i 



Zamenis 4 



Salvador a i 



Phyllorhynchus . . 2 



Coluber 5 



Rhinechis i 



Pituophis 3 



Cyclophis i 



Liopeltis i 



Hypsiglena i 



Stilosoma i 



Rhadinea i 



Contia 4 



Diadophis 3 



Ophibolus 7 



A bastor i 



Farancia i 



Carphophis i 



Ficimia i 



Chilomeniscus .... 2 



Cemophora i 



Rhinochilus i 



Heterodon 3 



Boulenger's system has been used. 



Semi-aquatic c. 

 Burrowing 



Secretive d. 



Terrestrial 



Arboreal e. 



Terrestrial 



* < 



Burrowing 



< 4 



Secretive 



i 



Terrestrial 

 Burrowing 



Terrestrial 



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