Hypsiglena torquata (Night Snake)
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NIGHT
SNAKE Hypsiglena torquata (Gunther, 1860)
STATUS: Rare
LOCALITIES OBSERVED: Denton
Co.: 2.9 mi S US 377 on
FM 455; Tarrant Co.:
near Azle and Inspiration Point overlooking Lake Worth
DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Denton,
Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise
HABITAT: Western Cross
Timbers and Rolling Plains
SUBSPECIES: Texas
Night Snake [H. t. jani (Duges, 1865)]
COMMENTS: The Texas
night snake should be more common in the western part of the Metroplex
than indicated by these observations.
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