Arizona elegans arenicola
Arizona elegans arenicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Arizona |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | A. e. arenicola
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Trinomial name | |
Arizona elegans arenicola Dixon, 1960
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Arizona elegans arenicola, commonly known as the Texas glossy snake, is a subspecies of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America.
Geographic range
It is found in the Chihuahuan Desert region of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its range overlaps that of other glossy snake subspecies, and interbreeding is likely. Thus, distinguishing subspecies which share range is often difficult.
Description
The Texas glossy snake is typically a tan brown in color, with darker brown blotches down the length of the back. Each blotch is usually edged with black. Its underside is usually solid cream or white in color. Their coloration can vary, lighter or darker, depending on the soil and elevation of their localized habitat. They can grow from 20 to 35 inches (51 to 89 centimetres) in length. They have a thin body, smooth scales, and eyes with round pupils.
A. e. arenicola has 50 or fewer
Habitat
Their preferred
Diet
Their diet consists of lizards, and small rodents.
Behavior
They are
Reproduction
Mating occurs in the spring, and the female lays a clutch of up to 24
References
- ISBN 0-307-13666-3(paperback). (Arizona elegans arenicola, p. 182.)
External links
- Species Arizona elegans at The Reptile Database
- Herps of Texas: Arizona elegans Archived 2006-12-28 at the Wayback Machine