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Smooth Green Snake
(Liochlorophis vernalis)

Smooth Green Snake

Family Colubridae

Photo from Hammerson, 1986.
Used with permission.
Listed as Opheodrys vernalis in some publications.

Last Updated on January 20, 2000.

Smooth Green Snake (Liochlorophis vernalis)   Range Map
Color Key
Description:
Adults 12" to 26" in length. Color uniformly green on top, white to cream on underside. Slender body, with smooth scales. Divided anal plate.
Elevation Range:
Between 5500' and 9000' on both sides of Continental Divide in Colorado.
Subspecies in Colorado:
Liochlorophis vernalis blanchardi

Smooth Green Snake
(Liochlorophis vernalis)
CountyRef. CountyRef. CountyRef. CountyRef.
Adams  DoloresH La PlataH PitkinH
Alamosa *  DouglasH Lake *  Prowers 
Arapahoe  EagleH Larimer *  Pueblo * 
ArchuletaH El PasoH Las AnimasH Rio BlancoHMS2
Baca  Elbert  Lincoln  Rio Grande * 
Bent  FremontH Logan  RouttH
BoulderH GarfieldH MesaLJL4 Saguache * 
Chaffee *  Gilpin *  Mineral *  San Juan * 
Cheyenne  Grand *  MoffatHMS2 San Miguel * 
Clear Creek *  GunnisonHMS2 MontezumaH Sedgwick 
Conejos *  HinsdaleH MontroseH Summit * 
Costilla *  HuerfanoH Morgan  TellerRPDeF2
Crowley  Jackson  Otero  Washington 
CusterH JeffersonH OurayHMS4 Weld 
DeltaHMS2 Kiowa  ParkH Yuma 
Denver  Kit Carson  Phillips 

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