Rhinocheilus antonii
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Mexican Long-nosed Snake
Also known as:
Mexican Longnose Snake
The long-nosed snakes near Álamos are particularly attractive. They were once classified as a subspecies, R. lecontei antonii, before some spoilsport taxonomist decided that all of the subspecies were invalid. But then another taxonomist came along and not only resurrected antonii but even promoted it to a full species.
Another from the next night was not quite as distinctively patterned or colored.
Online references:
- Rhinocheilus antonii account on The Reptile Database
- Rhinocheilus antonii account on iNaturalist
Printed references:
- Heimes, P. 2016. Snakes of Mexico
- Rorabaugh, J.C., Lemos-Espinal, J.A. 2016. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sonora, Mexico