Arizona (snake)

Arizona is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] They are endemic to the United States and Mexico.

Arizona
Glossy snake (Arizona elegans)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Tribe: Lampropeltini
Genus: Arizona
Kennicott, 1859
Species

2 recognized species, see article.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859glossy snake, faded snakesouthwestern United States and Mexico.
Arizona pacata Klauber, 1946peninsular glossy snakeMexico (Baja California Sur)

References

  1. Arizona at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
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