- Farancia
Taxobox
name = "Farancia"
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Colubridae
subfamilia =Xenodontinae
genus = "Farancia"
genus_authority = Fitzinger,1843 "Farancia" is a
genus ofcolubrid snake s. It consists of twospecies , one commonly referred to as the rainbow snake and the other commonly referred to as mud snake. They are native to the eastern half of theUnited States .Description
"Farancia" species can grow to a length of 30-54 inches. They are usually uniform dark
brown orblack with a brightly colored underside that isred or orange. Rainbow snakes exhibit red striping down their back.Behaviour
The snakes of this genus are typically semi-aquatic. Living in the muddy edges of slow moving, permanent water sources. Their diet consists primarily of
amphiuma s,eel s, and sirens. Breeding occurs in early spring, and eggs are laid in a burrow near the water in early summer. The clutch incubates between 8-12 weeks, and hatches in mid-autumn.Species
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Farancia abacura " -Texas ,Arkansas ,Louisiana ,Mississippi ,Alabama , Georgia,Florida , North andSouth Carolina ,Virginia ,Tennessee ,Missouri ,Illinois , andKentucky .
**Eastern Mud Snake, "Farancia abacura abacura " (Holbrook,1836 )
**Western Mud Snake, "Farancia abacura reinwardtii " (Schlegel,1837 )
*"Farancia erytrogramma " - Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Virginia, andMaryland .
**Rainbow Snake, "Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma " (Palisot de Beauvois ,1802 )
**Florida Rainbow Snake, "Farancia erytrogramma seminola " (Neill,1964 )References
* [http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/snakes/farancia.abacura.html Herps of Texas: "Farancia abacura"]
*EMBL genus|genus=Farancia
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