Western shovelnose snake

Western shovelnose snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)
Synonyms
Rhinostoma occipitale Lamprosoma occipitale Chionactis occipitale Chionactis occipitalis Homalosoma occipitale Contia occipitalis Contia occipitale Chioractis occipitalis Chionactis saxatilis

The western shovelnose snake (Sonora occipitalis) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The snake is found in the United States (Arizona, California, Nevada) and Mexico.[2]

References

1. "Chionactis occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2016.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
2. "Sonora occipitalis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

External links

Species Sonora occipitalis at The Reptile Database