Patch-nosed Snakes
Salvadora
Salvadora is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly called patchnose snakes or patch-nosed snakes, which are endemic to the western United States and Mexico. They are characterized by having a distinctive scale on the tip of the snout.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Western Patch-nosed Snake
speciesSalvadora hexalepis
Texas Patch-nosed Snake
speciesSalvadora lineata
Mountain Patch-nosed Snake
speciesSalvadora grahamiae
Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake
speciesSalvadora deserticola
Baird's Patchnose Snake
speciesSalvadora bairdi
Mexican Patchnose Snake
speciesSalvadora mexicana
Pacific Patchnose Snake
speciesSalvadora lemniscata
Oaxacan Patchnose Snake
speciesSalvadora intermedia
Salvadora gymnorhachis
speciesSalvadora gymnorhachis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28739.