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The distribution of Anguidae spans the Old and New Worlds. It is only absent in Australia. Most species are terrestrial, living in the leaf litter on the forest floor. The anguid family is divided into four subfamilies (one extinct), 10 non-extinct genera, and contains 94 species. In Mexico there are 50 species. [3] Abronia antauges Cope, 1866
This species is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001). [1] A species is listed as such when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for, or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
Liner, Ernest A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico". Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1-60. Mertens R (1972). "Eine neue Schlankatter der Gattung Leptophis aus Mexico". Senckenbergiana Biologica 53 (5-6): 341–342. (Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis, new subspecies ...
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]
The desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The desert rosy boa is native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico . The desert rosy boa is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States , the other three being the coastal rosy boa ( Lichanura ...
2 Mexican small-headed rattlesnake Central and southern Mexico, in southeastern Hidalgo, southern Tlaxcala, northeastern and south-central Puebla, west-central Veracruz, Oaxaca and Guerrero C. lannomi: W. Tanner, 1966 0 Autlán rattlesnake Western Mexico in Jalisco: C. lepidus (Kennicott, 1861) 2 Rock rattlesnake
The Mexican kingsnake is endemic to northeastern Mexico. The nominate subspecies is found in the state of San Luis Potosí. [6] The typical habitat of this snake is rocky hillsides, valleys and deserts in mountainous regions [4] as well as woodlands, oak forests and grassy areas. Its altitudinal range is 1,300 to 2,400 m (4,265 to 7,874 ft ...
Pituophis deppei, commonly known as the Mexican bullsnake and the Mexican pine snake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies . Etymology