CHAPTER XXIV: CLASSIFICATION OF THE 

 NORTH AMERICAN SNAKES 



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

 Following Classified List: § 



Family 



Subfamily 

 Etc. 



Order Ophidia 



Genus 



North 

 American Species 



Glauconiid.-e 



(Blind Snakes) Glauconia 2 Species Burrowing 



BoiD.« 



■j Boins.Boas •! 



COLUBRID^ < 



I. Aglypha: 

 all the teeth 

 solid — not 

 grooved o r 

 jjerf orated. 

 The Harm- 

 less Snakes. 



Colubrinae 



Lichanura 2 



Charina 2 



Eutaenia 11 



Tropidonoius . ... 13 



Clonopliis I 



Tropidocloniutn. . i 



Scminatrix i 



Liodytes i 



Sloreria 2 



Amphiardis i 



Haldca i 



Virginia 2 



Spiloies I 



Zamenis 4 



Salvadora i 



Phyllorhynchiis . . 2 



Coluber 5 



Rliinechis i 



Pituophis 3 



Cyclophis i 



Liopeltis I 



Hypsiglena i 



Stilosoma i 



Rhadinca i 



Contia 4 



Diadophis 3 



Ophibulus 7 



Abastor i 



Farancia i 



Carphophis i 



Ficimia i 



Chilomeniscus 2 



Cemophora i 



Rhinochilus i 



. Heterodon 3 



§Boulenger's system has been used. 



Terrestrial 



Semi-aquatic c. 

 Burrowing 



Secretive d. 



Terrestrial 



Arboreal e. 

 Terrestrial 



Burrowing 



Secretive 



Terrestrial 

 Burrowing 



Terrestrial 



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