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Xenodon dorbignyi, the South American hognose snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern South America. The species is native to southern South America. There are four recognized subspecies .
Elaps harlequin snake; Herald snake; Hognose snake. Blonde hognose snake; Dusty hognose snake; Eastern hognose snake; Jan's hognose snake; Giant Malagasy hognose snake; Mexican hognose snake; Plains hognose snake; Ringed hognose snake; South American hognose snake; Southern hognose snake; Speckled hognose snake; Tri-color hognose snake; Western ...
Mexican hognose snake Southern Texas into northern Mexico. Sometimes considered a subspecies of H. nasicus: H. nasicus: Baird & Girard, 1852 2 (sometimes elevated to species status, based on two scale characters) [11] Western hognose snake Southeastern Alberta and southwestern Manitoba in Canada, south to southeastern Arizona and Texas in the ...
Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos). Extremely variable in pattern and coloration. Upturned nose. Splays its neck like a cobra when threatened, but also plays dead by exposing its belly. [9] Southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus). Pattern is consistent, light brown with lines of dark blotches. Nose is even more upturned that in ...
This species of snake is described as being quite stout-bodied. [17] The color pattern of this snake is extremely variable. It can be red, green, orange, brown, gray to black, or any combination thereof depending on locality. Dorsally, it can be blotched, checkered, or patternless. The belly tends to be a solid gray, yellow, or cream-colored.
The western hognose snake is a relatively small, stout-bodied snake. Its color and pattern is highly variable between subspecies, although most specimens appear much like rattlesnakes to the untrained eye, which appears to be Batesian mimicry. Males are considerably smaller than females, with adults rarely exceeding a total length (including ...
Heterodon kennerlyi, also known commonly as the Mexican hognose snake, Kennerly's hog-nosed snake, and la trompa de cerdo mexicana in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico [1]
Leioheterodon modestus, also known as the blonde hognose snake, is a species of harmless, rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. It is endemic to Madagascar . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Regarding conservation and population, it is considered a species of least concern . [ 1 ]