It averages 20 inches (51 cm) when fully grown, with a record of 31.5 inches (80 cm). Its color is best described as chocolate brown.
Dietedit
This subspecies feeds almost entirely on crayfish.
Taxonomyedit
Close relatives of the Gulf crayfish snake are the glossy crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida rigida) and the Delta crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida deltae).
Further readingedit
Huheey, James E. 1959. Distribution and Variation in the Glossy Water Snake, Natrix rigida (Say). Copeia 1959 (4): 303–311. (Natrix rigida sinicola)
gulf, crayfish, snake, liodytes, rigida, sinicola, subspecies, nonvenomous, snake, endemic, southeastern, united, states, regina, rigida, sinicola, texas, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, reptilia, orde. The Gulf crayfish snake Liodytes rigida sinicola is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake endemic to the southeastern United States Gulf crayfish snake Regina rigida sinicola in Texas Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Suborder Serpentes Family Colubridae Genus Liodytes Species L rigida Subspecies L r sinicola Trinomial name Liodytes rigida sinicola Huheey 1959 Synonyms Natrix rigida sinicola Huheey 1959 Contents 1 Description 2 Diet 3 Taxonomy 4 Further reading 5 External linksDescription editIt averages 20 inches 51 cm when fully grown with a record of 31 5 inches 80 cm Its color is best described as chocolate brown Diet editThis subspecies feeds almost entirely on crayfish Taxonomy editClose relatives of the Gulf crayfish snake are the glossy crayfish snake Liodytes rigida rigida and the Delta crayfish snake Liodytes rigida deltae Further reading editHuheey James E 1959 Distribution and Variation in the Glossy Water Snake Natrix rigida Say Copeia 1959 4 303 311 Natrix rigida sinicola External links edithttp www flmnh ufl edu natsci herpetology fl guide Reginarsinicola htm http www uga edu srelherp jd jdweb Herps species USsnakes Regrigsin htm http www zo utexas edu research txherps snakes regina rigida html http www snakesofarkansas com Main ReginaRigida Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gulf crayfish snake amp oldid 1021481814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
