Glossy Snake - TheLiving Encyclopedia

Arizona elegans is a species of medium-sized colubrid snake commonly referred to as the glossy snake or the faded snake, which is native to southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has several subspecies. Some have recommended that A. elegans occidentalis be granted full species status.

📌 Subspecies

Subspecies of Arizona elegans include: * Arizona elegans arenicola Dixon, 1960 – Texas glossy snake * Arizona elegans candida Klauber, 1946 – Western Mojave glossy snake * Arizona elegans eburnata Klauber, 1946 – Desert glossy snake * Arizona elegans elegans Kennicott, 1859 – Kansas glossy snake * Arizona elegans expolita Klauber, 1946 – Chihuahua glossy snake * Arizona elegans noctivaga Klauber, 1946 – Arizona glossy snake * Arizona elegans occidentalis Blanchard, 1924 – California glossy snake * Arizona elegans philipi Klauber, 1946 – Painted Desert glossy snake

📌 Behavior and diet

They are nonvenomous, nocturnal predators of small lizards.

📌 Reproduction

Glossy snakes are oviparous. Adults breed in the late spring and early summer. Clutches average from 10 to 20 eggs. The eggs hatch in early summers and the newly hatched young are approximately in total length.

Quick Facts

Common Names:

Glossy Snake, Arizona Glossy Snake, California Glossy Snake, Desert Glossy Snake, Eastern Glossy Snake, Kansas Glossy Snake, Mojave Glossy Snake, Painted Desert Glossy Snake, Western Glossy Snake, arenicola, glossy snake, Glossy snake

Class:

Lepidosauria

Data Completeness:

71%

Data Sources

🌍gbif

📚itis

📖wikipedia

🔬eol

🦎inaturalist

References

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Distribution Data

No distribution data available

Data will appear when observations are recorded