List of the Genera and Species of North American Snakes

 

Agkistrodon - COPPERHEAD & COTTONMOUTH
(Crotalidae)

A. contortrix Copperhead
A. piscivorus Cottonmouth


Arizona GLOSSY SNAKES
(Colubridae)

A. elegans Eastern Glossy Snake
A. occidentalis Western Glossy Snake

Bogertophis Desert Rat Snakes
(Colubridae)

B. subocularis Trans-Pecos Rat Snake

Carphophis WORM SNAKES
(Dipsadidae)

C. amoenus Worm Snake


Cemophora SCARLET SNAKE
(Colubridae)

C. coccinea Scarlet Snake


Charina Rubber Boas
(Boidae)

C. bottae Northern Rubber Boa
C. trivirgata Rosy Boa
C. umbratica Southern Rubber Boa

Chilomeniscus SAND SNAKES
(Colubridae)

C. cinctus Banded Sand Snake


Chionactis SHOVELNOSE SNAKES
(Colubridae)

C. occipitalis Western Shovelnose Snake
C. palarostris Sonoran Shovelnose Snake


Clonophis KIRTLAND'S SNAKE
(Natricidae)

C. kirtlandii Kirtland's Snake


Coluber RACERS
(Colubridae)

C. constrictor Eastern Racer
C. mormon Western Racer


Coniophanes BLACK-STRIPED SNAKES
(Dipsadidae)

C. imperialis Black-striped Snake


Contia SHARPTAIL SNAKE
(Dipsadidae)

C. tenuis Sharptail Snake


Crotalus RATTLESNAKES
(Crotalidae)

C. adamanteus Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
C. atrox Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
C. cerastes Sidewinder
C. lepidus Rock Rattlesnake
C. mitchellii Speckled Rattlesnake
C. molossus Blacktail Rattlesnake
C . pricei Twin-spotted Rattlesnake
C. ruber Red Diamond Rattlesnake
C. horridus Timber Rattlesnake
C. scutulatus Mojave Rattlesnake
C. tigris Tiger Rattlesnake
C. viridis Western Rattlesnake
C. willardi Ridgenose Rattlesnake


Diadophis RINGNECK SNAKE
(Dipsadidae)

D. punctatus Ringneck Snake


Drymarchon INDIGO SNAKES
(Colubridae)

D. corais Western Indigo Snake
D. couperi Eastern Indigo Snake


Drymobius SPECKLED RACERS
(Colubridae)

D. margaritiferus Speckled Racer


Elaphe RAT SNAKES & FOX SNAKES
(Colubridae)

E. alleghaniensis Eastern Rat Snake
E. bairdi Baird's Rat Snake
E. emoryi Great Plains Rat Snake
E. gloydi Eastern Fox Snake
E. guttata Corn Snake
E. obsoleta Western Rat Snake
E. slowinskii Slowinski's Corn Snake
E. spilodes Midland Rat Snake
E. vulpina Western Fox Snake

Farancia MUD SNAKE & RAINBOW SNAKE
(Xenodontidae)

F. abacura Mud Snake
F. erytrogramma Rainbow Snake


Ficimia MEXICAN HOOKNOSE SNAKES
(Colubridae)

F. streckeri Mexican Hook-nosed Snake


Gyalopion PLATEAU HOOKNOSE SNAKES
(Colubridae)

G. canum Western Hook-nosed Snake
G. quadrangularis Desert Hook-nosed Snake


Heterodon HOGNOSE SNAKES
(Xenodontidae)

H. nasicus Western Hognose Snake
H. platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake
H. simus Southern Hognose Snake


Hypsiglena NIGHT SNAKES
(Dipsadidae)

H. torquata Night Snake


Lampropeltis KINGSNAKES & MILK SNAKE
(Colubridae)

L. alterna Gray-banded Kingsnake
L. calligaster Prairie Kingsnake
L. getula Common Kingsnake
L. pyromelana Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake
L. triangulum Milk Snake
L. zonata California Mountain Kingsnake


Leptodeira CAT-EYED SNAKES
(Dipsadidae)

L. septentrionalis Northern Cat-eyed Snake


Leptotyphlops BLIND SNAKES
(Leptotyphlopidae)

L. dulcis Texas Blind Snake
L. humilis Western Blind Snake

Liochlorophis Smooth Green Snakes
(Colubridae)

O. vernalis Smooth Green Snake

Masticophis WHIPSNAKES, STRIPED RACER, & COACHWHIP
(Colubridae)

M. bilineatus Sonoran Whipsnake
M. flagellum Coachwhip
M. lateralis Striped Racer
M. schotti Schott's Whipsnake
M. taeniatus Striped Whipsnake


Micruroides WESTERN CORAL SNAKE
(Elapidae)

M. euryxanthus Western Coral Snake


Micrurus EASTERN CORAL SNAKES
(Elapidae)

M. fulvius Eastern Coral Snake
M. tener Texas Coral Snake


Nerodia WATER & SALT MARSH SNAKES
(Natricidae)

N. clarkii Salt Marsh Snake
N. cyclopion Mississippi Green Water Snake
N. erythrogaster Plainbelly Water Snake
N. fasciata Southern Water Snake
N. floridana Florida Green Water Snake
N. harteri Brazos Water Snake
N. paucimaculata Concho Water Snake
N. rhombifer Diamondback Water Snake
N. sipedon Northern Water Snake
N. taxispilota Brown Water Snake


Opheodrys ROUGH GREEN SNAKE
(Colubridae)

O. aestivus Rough Green Snake

Oxybelis NEOTROPICAL VINE SNAKES
(Colubridae)

O. aeneus Mexican Vine Snake


Phyllorhynchus LEAFNOSE SNAKES
(Colubridae)

P. browni Saddled Leafnose Snake
P. decurtatus Spotted Leafnose Snake

Pituophis BULLSNAKE, PINE SNAKES, & GOPHER SNAKE
(Colubridae)

P. catenifer Gopher Snake
P. melanoleucus Eastern Pine Snake
P. ruthveni Louisiana Pine Snake


Regina CRAYFISH SNAKES
(Natricidae)

R. alleni Striped Crayfish Snake
R. grahamii Graham's Crayfish Snake
R. rigida Glossy Crayfish Snake
R. septemvittata Queen Snake


Rhadinaea PINE WOODS SNAKES
(Dipsadidae)

R. flavilata Pine Woods Snake


Rhinocheilus LONGNOSE SNAKE
(Colubridae)

R. lecontei Longnose Snake


Salvadora PATCH-NOSED SNAKES
(Colubridae)

S. deserticola (Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake)
S. grahamiae Mountain Patch-nosed Snake
S. hexalepis Western Patch-nosed Snake


Seminatrix SWAMP SNAKE
(Natricidae)

S. pygaea Black Swamp Snake

 

Senticolis GREEN RAT SNAKE
(Colubridae)

S. triaspis Green Rat Snake

Sistrurus PIGMY RATTLESNAKES & MASSASAUGA
(Crotalidae)

S. catenatus Massasauga
S. miliarius Pigmy Rattlesnake


Sonora GROUND SNAKES
(Colubridae)

S. semiannulata Ground Snake


Stilosoma SHORT-TAILED SNAKE
(Colubridae)

S. extenuatum Short-tailed Snake


Storeria REDBELLY SNAKES
(Natricidae)

S. dekayi Brown Snake
S. occipitomaculata Redbelly Snake


Tantilla BLACKHEAD, FLATHEAD, & CROWNED SNAKES
(Colubridae)

T. atriceps Mexican Blackhead Snake
T. coronata Southeastern Crowned Snake
T. cucullata Big Bend Blackhead Snake
T. gracilis Flathead Snake
T. hobartsmithi Southwestern Blackhead Snake
T. nigriceps Plains Blackhead Snake
T. oolitica Rim Rock Crowned Snake
T. planiceps Western Blackhead Snake
T. relicta Florida Crowned Snake
T. wilcoxi Chihuahuan Blackhead Snake
T. yaquia Yaqui Blackhead Snake


Thamnophis GARTER & RIBBON SNAKES
(Natricidae)

T. atratus Santa Cruz Garter Snake
T. brachystoma Shorthead Garter Snake
T. butleri Butler's Garter Snake
T. couchii Western Aquatic Garter Snake
T. cyrtopsis Blackneck Garter Snake
T. elegans Western Terrestrial Garter
T. eques Mexican Garter Snake
T. gigas Giant Garter Snake
T. hammondii Two-striped Garter Snake
T. marcianus Checkered Garter Snake
T. ordinoides Northwestern Garter Snake
T. proximus Western Ribbon Snake
T. radix Plains Garter Snake
T. rufipunctatus Narrow-headed Garter Snake
T. sauritus Eastern Ribbon Snake
T. sirtalis Common Garter Snake


Trimorphodon LYRE SNAKES
(Colubridae)

T. biscutatus Lyre Snake


Tropidoclonion LINED SNAKE
(Natricidae)

T. lineatum Lined Snake


Virginia EARTH SNAKES
(Natricidae)

V. pulchra Mountain Earth Snake
V. striatula
Rough Earth Snake
V. valeriae Smooth Earth Snake