Salvadora (snake)

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Subphylum Vertebrata Family Colubridae Scientific name Salvadora Higher classification Colubrinae Order Scaled reptiles

Similar Western patch‑nosed snake, Snake, Salvadora grahamiae, Reptile, Trimorphodon

Salvadora is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly called patchnose snakes or patch-nosed snakes, which are endemic to the western United States and Mexico. They are characterized by having a distinctive scale on the tip of the snout.

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized.

Salvadora bairdi Jan, 1860 – Baird's patchnose snake

Salvadora grahamiae Baird & Girard, 1853 – Texas patchnose snake

Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae Baird & Girard, 1853 – mountain patchnose snake

Salvadora grahamiae lineata Schmidt, 1940 – Texas patchnose snake

Salvadora hexalepis (Cope, 1866) – western patchnose snake

Salvadora hexalepis deserticola Schmidt, 1940 – Big Bend patchnose snake

Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis (Cope, 1866) – desert patchnose snake

Salvadora hexalepis klauberi Bogert, 1945 – Baja California patchnose snake

Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis Bogert, 1945 – Mojave patchnose snake

Salvadora hexalepis virgultea Bogert, 1935 – coast patchnose snake

Salvadora intermedia Hartweg, 1940 – Oaxacan patchnose snake

Salvadora lemniscata (Cope, 1895) – Pacific patchnose snake

Salvadora mexicana (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Mexican patchnose snake

References

Salvadora (snake) Wikipedia

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