Western shovelnose snake

Western shovelnose snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Chionactis
Species: C. occipitalis
Binomial name
Chionactis occipitalis
(Hallowell, 1854)

The Western shovelnose snake (Chionactis 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.

References

  1. "Chionactis occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007. 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2016.


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