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Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Colubridae

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Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus 1766)—Rough Green SnakeDistribution of Pleistocene Opheodrys aestivus

The current geographic range is southeastern USA and northeastern Mexico; it extends west to central Texas.

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Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Fowlkes Cave (Parmley 1990).

Literature. Parmley 1990.

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Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan 1827)—Smooth Green SnakeDistribution of Pleistocene Opheodrys vernalis

The Smooth Green Snake is widespread in the more mesic portions of New Mexico and likely occurs now in the southern Guadalupe Mountains.

Sites.

Late Wisconsin: Upper Sloth Cave (Logan and Black 1979).

Literature. Logan and Black 1979.

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