Rhinocheilus
Sign in to saveRhinocheilus is a genus of snakes, commonly called the long-nosed snakes, in the family Colubridae. The genus is native to the western United States and Mexico.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Colubrinae
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- Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus.jpg
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- genus
- taxon name
- Rhinocheilus
- taxon common name
- Long-nose Snake
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Rhinocheilus is a genus of snakes, commonly called the long-nosed snakes, in the family Colubridae. 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. Rhinocheilus antonii Rhinocheilus etheridgei – Etheridge's long-nosed snake Rhinocheilus lecontei – long-nosed snake Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei – western long-nosed snake Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus – Texas long-nosed snake
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