Herpetologica 24 (2): 104-112 - get paper here A proposal of specific status for the western worm snake, Carphophis amoenus vermis (Kennicott). Carphophis amoena vermis and Lampropeltis calligaster in Iowa. The reproductive cycle of the Western Worm Snake, Carphophis vermis, in Missouri Copeia 1973 (3): 472-477. In vermis, the pale ventral pigmentation extends dorsally to body scale row 3 the dorsal coloration is dark gray to gray-violet. amoenus with pale ventral pigmentantion extending dorsally to body scale row 1 or 2 dorsal coloration tan to dark or chestnut brown. Holotype: CHAS (was NWU, but probably lost not in USNM) (P.R.
Hybridizes with with Carphophis amoenus helenae in a relictual, disjunct area in NE-Louisiana (CONANT & COLLINS 1991). USA (S Iowa, SE Nebraska, E Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, E Oklahoma, NE-Texas isolated records from SW Wisconsin, SE Arkansas) vermis - GARMAN 1884: 101Ĭarphophis vermis - CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 181Ĭarphophis amoenus vermis - CRAVEN & KNUDSEN 1996Ĭarphophis amoenus vermis - TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 84Ĭarphophis vermis - COLLINS & TAGGART 2002Ĭarphophis vermis - WALLACH et al. Davidson College Herpetology Lab, Davidson, N.C.Find more photos by Google images search:Ĭolubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)Ĭarphophiops amoena var.
Cooperative Extension at 1450 Fairchild Road in Winston-Salem to pick up a free copy. Download here, or drop by the Forsyth County Center of N.C. State University Extension offers the publication Reptiles and Amphibians in Your Backyard. When this happens stop and appreciate the opportunity to catch a rare glimpse of this diminutive reptile.įor further details on all North Carolina snakes visit the Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina website, maintained by the Davidson College Herpetology Lab and click on any “Snakes” thumbnail. They are sometimes encountered when digging in mulch or compost. Although common throughout the state, worm snakes are seldom seen in the wild due to their secretive nature. They seek food and shelter in leaf litter, rotting logs, or by burrowing into the soil where they seek out earthworms as a primary food source, along with insect larvae and slugs. When threatened they do not use bite but may wiggle around wildly before attempting to go undercover. Like most snakes in North Carolina, worm snakes are nonvenomous. Take another look to see that the worm snake is two-toned, displaying brown on the top with a pink underside. The worm snake, (Carphophis amoenus), is so small that at first glance one might mistake it for an earthworm, but look closely to see a body covered in dry scales and a small head with two noticeable eyes, traits not seen in earthworms.
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