Phyllorhynchus browni

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Phyllorhynchus browni

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Phyllorhynchus
Species:
P. browni
Binomial name
Phyllorhynchus browni
Stejneger, 1890

Phyllorhynchus browni, the saddled leafnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[2]

The snake is found in Arizona in the United States and Mexico.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, browni, is in honor of American ornithologist Herbert Brown (1848–1913),[3] who collected the holotype.[4]

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