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This list of reptiles of Mexico is made up of 995 species of reptiles registered in Mexico. [1] Listing is based on The Reptile Database. [ 1 ] The reptiles of Mexico are grouped into 3 orders and 35 families, and include snakes, lizards, crocodilians and turtles.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Gaige (1936) cites one case in which a woman in Motul, Yucatán, Mexico was bitten by a 30 cm (11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) specimen and died within a few hours. Alvarez del Toro (1983) reports gangrenous tissue falling away in fragments, eventually to expose the underlying bones, describing this is as "spontaneous amputation" of the necrotic wound.
Pages in category "Reptiles of Mexico" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 508 total. ... Baja California rat snake; Baja California ...
Like all kingsnakes, the Mexican black kingsnake is a constrictor and is non-venomous. Their diet includes other snakes —particularly rattlesnakes which are also common to the region— and as a result, has developed a resilience to various kinds of venom. [5] This species will also consume small rodents, lizards, birds, and eggs. [1] [5]
Loxocemus bicolor, [4] the sole member of the monotypic family Loxocemidae [5] and commonly known as the Mexican python, [5] Mexican burrowing python [6] and Mexican burrowing snake, is a species of python-like snake found in Mexico and Central America. No subspecies are currently recognized. [7]
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora grahamiae) Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans) Green Rat Snake (Senticolis triaspis) Mexican Garter Snake (Thamnophis eques) Mexican Hognose Snake (Heterodon kennerlyi) Narrowhead Garter Snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) Plains Black-headed Snake (Tantilla nigriceps) Saddled Leafnose Snake (Phyllorhynchus browni)
Coluber constrictor oaxaca, commonly known as the Mexican racer, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake, a subspecies of the eastern racer (Coluber constrictor). Geographic range [ edit ]