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421:Opheodrys vernalis blanchardi
427:– western smooth green snake
407:Opheodrys aestivus carinatus
402:– northern rough green snake
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416:– Florida rough green snake
392:Opheodrys aestivus aestivus
171:Chlorosoma, Phyllophilophis
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369:– greater green snake
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267:– smooth green snake
461:in addition to the
252:– rough green snake
871:Opheodrys vernalis
700:Opheodrys aestivus
329:Opheodrys herminae
278:binomial authority
257:Opheodrys vernalis
242:Opheodrys aestivus
217:smooth green snake
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681:Ptyas major
558:butterflies
496:Description
484:, southern
363:Ptyas major
298:O. herminae
219:has smooth
211:has keeled
133:Subfamily:
1076:Categories
820:Schmidt KP
584:References
542:arthropods
380:subspecies
292:The genus
137:Colubrinae
127:Colubridae
113:Suborder:
1082:Opheodrys
942:Opheodrys
928:Opheodrys
898:Opheodrys
856:Opheodrys
832:Opheodrys
808:Opheodrys
788:Behler JL
773:Opheodrys
737:Opheodrys
627:Opheodrys
609:Opheodrys
601:Wright AA
597:Wright AH
578:oviparous
574:Opheodrys
478:Opheodrys
384:Opheodrys
294:Opheodrys
282:Opheodrys
273:Nota bene
185:Opheodrys
154:Fitzinger
148:Opheodrys
117:Serpentes
73:Kingdom:
67:Eukaryota
25:Opheodrys
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850:(1843).
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749:Conant R
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717:Smith HM
697:Species
678:Species
659:Species
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546:crickets
524:Behavior
398:Linnaeus
334:Boettger
306:O. major
248:Linnaeus
194:colubrid
163:Synonyms
123:Family:
107:Squamata
97:Reptilia
87:Chordata
83:Phylum:
77:Animalia
63:Domain:
1007:1034166
981:2458586
913:Q783773
792:King FW
550:spiders
516:Habitat
451:, 1827)
412:Grobman
400:, 1766)
358:, 1858)
356:Günther
336:, 1895)
318:Vietnam
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227:Species
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103:Order:
93:Class:
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560:, and
506:yellow
490:Mexico
486:Canada
449:Harlan
414:, 1984
320:, and
314:Taiwan
304:, and
263:Harlan
197:snakes
156:, 1843
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1002:IRMNG
994:29199
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554:moths
502:green
316:, N.
310:China
302:Japan
190:genus
188:is a
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1015:ITIS
976:GBIF
955:68PK
800:ISBN
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576:are
538:diet
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