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. 2015 Sep 16;116(1):84–91. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2015.73

Table 2. Locality information, phenotypes, and sample sizes of hog-nosed snakes (Heterodon).

Species locality TTX resistance (50% MAMU) n TTX bioassay n SCN4A sequence
H. platirhinos
 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, NY >250 5 1a
 Greenfield Center, Saratoga County, NY >250 8 3
 Albany, Albany County, NY 100–>250 6
 Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY 75–>250 5
 Sterling Forest, Orange County, NY >100 1
 Luzerne, Warren County, NY >100 1
 Wilton, Saratoga County, NY >100 1
 no specific locality, Frederick County, VA >100 1 1
 Lake Whitney, Bosque County, TX 5 1 1
       
H. nasicus
 no locality data (captive bred) 5 1 1

Abbreviations: MAMU, mass-adjusted mouse unit; TTX, tetrodotoxin.

Locality information of Eastern Hog-nosed Snakes (H. platirhinos) and Plains Hog-nosed Snakes (H. nasicus) sampled for phenotypic (TTX resistance) and genotypic (SCN4A) variation, along with corresponding sample sizes (n).

a

Sample also used to obtain full transcript (cDNA) of SCN4A.