Carphophis vermis

Western worm snake
Carphophis vermis in Arkansas, USA
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Carphophis
Species:
C. vermis
Binomial name
Carphophis vermis
(Kennicott, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Celuta vermis
    Kennicott, 1859
  • Carphophiops vermis
    — Cope, 1898
  • Carphophis vermis
    — Stejneger & T. Barbour, 1917
  • Carphophis amoena vermis
    — Conant & Bridges, 1939
  • Carphophis amoenus vermis
    — A.H. Wright & A.A. Wright, 1957
  • Carphophis vermis
    — Conant & Collins, 1991

Carphophis vermis (common name western worm snake) is a species of small, nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the United States.

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