Gyalopion quadrangulare

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Gyalopion quadrangulare
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Gyalopion
Species:
G. quadrangulare
Binomial name
Gyalopion quadrangulare
(Günther, 1893)
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Gyalopion quadrangulare, the thornscrub hook-nosed snake or desert hook-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Arizona in the United States and Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Hammerson, G.A.; Frost, D.R.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Gyalopion quadrangulare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63818A12718380. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63818A12718380.en . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. Species Gyalopion quadrangulare at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.