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Hypsiglena jani, commonly known as the Texas night snake or the Chihuahuan night snake, is a small species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico .
The following is a list of species in the genus. [1] Xantusia arizonae Klauber, 1931 – Arizona night lizard; Xantusia bezyi Papenfuss, Macey & J.A. Schulte, 2001 – Bezy's night lizard; Xantusia bolsonae Webb, 1970 – bolsón night lizard; Xantusia extorris Webb, 1965 – Durango night lizard; Xantusia gilberti Van Denburgh, 1895 ...
Hypsiglena torquata, the night snake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid. It is found from Mexico , through much of the eastern United States and south central British Columbia , Canada [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is characterized by dark brown systematic blotches down its back and sides, a bar behind each eye, vertical pupils, and neck adornment.
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology.
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
Despite being one of the most densely populated places in the world, Hong Kong is a diverse home to over 1,000 animal species, and boasts one third of all bird species in China. Many of these ...
A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin. xiii + 533 pp. ISBN 978-0-395-98272-3. (Coleonyx variegatus, pp. 264–265 + Plate 24 + Map 74). Zim HS, Smith HM (1956). Reptiles and Amphibians: A Guide to Familiar American Species: A Golden Nature Guide.
Researchers collected specimens from the coast of Florida and Alabama.