Rhinocheilus Explained

Rhinocheilus is a genus of snakes, commonly called the long-nosed snakes, in the family Colubridae.^[1] The genus is native to the western United States and Mexico.

Species and subspecies

The genus Rhinocheilus contains the following species and subspecies which are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Rhinocheilus antonii
• Rhinocheilus etheridgei – Etheridge's long-nosed snake^[3]
• Rhinocheilus lecontei – long-nosed snake
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei – western long-nosed snake
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus – Texas long-nosed snake

Further reading

• Baird SF, Girard C (1853). Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I.—Serpents. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xvi + 172 pp. (Rhinocheilus, new genus, p. 120).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.. Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G, Ouvrard D. 2011. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 19 February 2016.
2. . www.reptile-database.org.
3. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]