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Descriptor English:
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Colubridae
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Colubridae
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Colubridae
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Synonyms English:
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Garter Snake
Garter Snakes
King Snake
King Snakes
Lampropeltis
Moccasin, Water
Moccasins, Water
Natrix
Snake, Garter
Snake, King
Snake, Water
Snakes, Garter
Snakes, King
Snakes, Water
Thamnophis
Water Moccasin
Water Moccasins
Water Snake
Water Snakes
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.750
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Definition English:
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The largest family of snakes comprising five subfamilies: Colubrinae, Natricinae, Homalopsinae, Lycodontinae, and Xenodontinae. They show a great diversity of eating habits, from eating almost anything to having a specialized diet. They can be oviparous, ovoviviparous, or viviparous. The majority of North American snakes are colubrines. Among the colubrids are king snakes, water snakes, and garter snakes. Some genera are poisonous. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp321-29) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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its venom: coordinate with SNAKE VENOMS
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History Note English:
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94
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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31551
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Unique Identifier:
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D017812
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