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Grass snakes in the Netherlands
The naturally occurring grass snake in the Netherlands is the barred grass snake Natrix h. helvetica. Due to several illegally or unintended introduced grass snakes from other European regions in the past, individuals with exotic mtDNA lineages were now recognized. Using microsatellite loci, we analyzed nine Dutch grass snake populations for hybridization.
The naturally occurring grass snake in the Netherlands is the barred grass snake Natrix h. helvetica. Due to several illegally or unintended introduced grass snakes from other European regions in the past, individuals with exotic mtDNA lineages were now recognized. Using microsatellite loci, we analyzed nine Dutch grass snake populations for hybridization.