Online Field Guide to The Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona





Snakes of Arizona

Snakes of Arizona – Order Squamata, Suborder Ophidia (Serpentes)
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 BOIDAE (Boas)


Lichanura trivirgata
 Rosy Boa
COLUBRIDAE (Colubrids)

Arizona elegans
Glossy Snake

Chilomeniscus stramineus
Variable Sandsnake


Chionactis occipitalis
 Western Shovel-nosed Snake

Chionactis palarostris
 Sonoran Shovel-nosed Snake
Sonoran Whipsnake
 Coluber bilineatus
 Sonoran Whipsnake

Coluber constrictor
 North American Racer
Coluber flagellum
 Coachwhip
Striped Whipsnake
 Coluber taeniatus
 Striped Whipsnake

Diadophis punctatus
 Ring-necked Snake

Gyalopion canum
 Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake

Gyalopion quadrangulare
 Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake

Heterodon kennerlyi
 Mexican Hog-nosed Snake

Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Desert Nightsnake
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
 Hypsiglena jani
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Hooded Nightsnake
 Hypsiglena sp. nov.
Hooded Nightsnake



Lampropeltis getula
 Common Kingsnake

Lampropeltis pyromelana
Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake

Lampropeltis triangulum
Milksnake

Oxybelis aeneus
Brown Vinesnake

Phyllorhynchus browni
Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake

Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake

Pituophis catenifer
 Gophersnake


Rhinocheilus lecontei
Long-nosed Snake

Salvadora grahamiae
 Eastern Patch-nosed Snake

Salvadora hexalepis
 Western Patch-nosed Snake

Senticolis triaspis
Green Ratsnake



Sonora semiannulata
Groundsnake

Tantilla hobartsmithi
 Smith’s Black-headed Snake

Tantilla nigriceps
 Plains Black-headed Snake

Tantilla wilcoxi
 Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake

Tantilla yaquia
 Yaqui Black-headed Snake

Thamnophis cyrtopsis
 Black-necked Gartersnake

Thamnophis elegans
 Terrestrial Gartersnake

Thamnophis eques
 Mexican Gartersnake

Thamnophis marcianus
 Checkered Gartersnake

Thamnophis rufipunctatus
 Narrow-headed Gartersnake

Trimorphodon lambda
 Sonoran Lyresnake
  ELAPIDAE (Coral Snakes)

Micruroides euryxanthus
Sonoran Coralsnake
LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE (Threadsnakes)

Leptotyphlops dissectus
New Mexico Threadsnake

Leptotyphlops humilis
Western Threadsnake
VIPERIDAE (Vipers)

Crotalus atrox
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake

Crotalus cerastes
Sidewinder

Crotalus cerberus
Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Crotalus lepidus
Rock Rattlesnake


Crotalus mitchellii
Speckled Rattlesnake

Crotalus molossus
Black-tailed Rattlesnake



Crotalus oreganus
Western Rattlesnake

Crotalus pricei
Twin-spotted Rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus
Mohave Rattlesnake

Crotalus tigris
Tiger Rattlesnake


Crotalus viridis
Prairie Rattlesnake


Crotalus willardi
Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
SISCAT
 Sistrurus catenatus
Massasauga

 

 


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