| Western shovelnose snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Sonora |
| Species: | S. occipitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sonora occipitalis (Hallowell, 1854) | |
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The western shovelnose snake (Sonora occipitalis) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in the United States (Arizona, California, Nevada) and Mexico. [2]
Rena humilis, known commonly as the western blind snake, the western slender blind snake, or the western threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Sonora is a genus of small harmless colubrid snakes commonly referred to as ground snakes, which are endemic to North America.
Gyalopion is a genus of small nonvenomous colubrid snakes. Species in the genus Gyalopion are commonly referred to as hooknose snakes, and are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Agkistrodon bilineatus is a highly venomous pit viper species found in Mexico and Central America as far south as Honduras.
The western ground snake is a species of small, harmless colubrid snake. The species is endemic to North America. Its patterning and coloration can vary widely, even within the same geographic region. Another common name is miter snake referring to the head marking which suggests a bishop's miter; the synonym "episcopus " is a similar allusion.
Tantilla hobartsmithi, commonly known as the southwestern blackhead snake, is a species of small colubrid snake native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Sonora palarostris, commonly known as the Sonoran shovelnose snake, is a species of small nonvenomous colubrid which is a native of the Sonoran Desert in North America.
The narrow-headed garter snake, Thamnophis rufipunctatus, is a species of garter snake, endemic to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Its common names also include narrowhead garter snake and narrowhead watersnake.
Heteroliodon is a genus of snake in the pseudoxyrhophiid family found only on the island of Madagascar. They are harmless to humans.
Oxyrhopus formosus is a neotropical snake of the family Dipsadidae. Its distribution is not fully understood, because of inaccurate identifications and confusion with other Oxyrhopus species. It has been reported from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Reports from the Guiana region are based on misidentified O. occipitalis. Oxyrhopus formosus are robust, the head is entirely yellow, and adults are red with prominent black bands; O. occipitalis are slender, the snout is yellow and the top of head is brown, and adults are red with faint crossbands.
Amnesteophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Amnesteophis melanauchen. It is found in Brazil.
Adelphostigma occipitalis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is widely distribution in South America and occurs from northeastern Peru and Colombia south and east to large parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. It is oviparous.
Myriopholis is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. Most of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
Sonora aemula, the filetail ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Sonora fasciata, the variable sand snake or banded sand snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Sonora michoacanensis, the Michoacán ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Sonora mutabilis, the Michoacán ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Sonora savagei, Savage's ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Sonora straminea, the variable sand snake or banded sand snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Species Sonora occipitalis at The Reptile Database
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