Arizona (snake)

Arizona is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] They are endemic to the United States and Mexico.

Arizona
Glossy snake (Arizona elegans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Tribe: Lampropeltini
Genus: Arizona
Kennicott, 1859
Species

2 recognized species, see article.

Species

  • Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859 - glossy snake, faded snake
  • Arizona pacata Klauber, 1946

References

  1. Arizona at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
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