Drymarchon melanurus erebennus
| Drymarchon melanurus erebennus | |
|---|---|
| Texas indigo snake | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Drymarchon |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | D. m. erebennus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Drymarchon melanurus erebennus (Cope, 1860) | |
| Synonyms | |
Drymarchon melanurus erebennus, commonly known as the Texas indigo snake, is a subspecies of large, nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The subspecies is native to Texas in the United States and adjacent Mexico.