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Chionactis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Chionactis

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Colubrinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Chionactis Sonoran Shovelnosed Snake Chionactis palarostris Reptiles of

Similar
  
Western shovelnose snake, Chionactis palarostris, Chilomeniscus, Gyalopion, Salvadora

Chionactis occipitalis noordamerikaanse graafslang volwassen wildkleur


Chionactis is a genus of snakes known as the shovelnose (or shovel-nosed) snakes. It contains only two recognized species.

Contents

Chionactis Western Shovelnosed Snake Chionactis occipitalis Reptiles of

Chionactis occipitalis noordamerikaanse graafslangen


Geographic range

The genus Chionactis is endemic to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico.

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.

Chionactis Colorado Desert Shovelnosed Snake Chionactis occipitalis annulata

  • Chionactis occipitalis (Hallowell, 1854) – Western shovelnose snake
  • C. o. annulata (Baird, 1859) – Colorado Desert shovelnose snake
  • C. o. klauberi (Stickel, 1941) – Tucson shovelnose snake
  • C. o. occipitalis (Hallowell, 1854) – Mojave shovelnose snake
  • C. o. talpina Klauber, 1951 – Nevada shovelnose snake
  • Chionactis palarostris (Klauber, 1937) – Sonoran shovelnose snake
  • C. p. organica Klauber, 1951 – Organ Pipe shovelnose snake
  • C. p. palarostris (Klauber, 1937) – Sonoran shovel nose snake

    • Chionactis Chionactis annulata The Reptile Database

    Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Chionactis.

    Chionactis Western Shovelnosed Snake Chionactis occipitalis Reptiles of

    Chionactis CalPhotos Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis Mohave Shovelnosed Snake

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    References

    Chionactis Wikipedia
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