Sonora palarostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Sonora
Species: Sonora palarostris
Subspecies (2): S. p. organica – S. p. palarostris

Name

Sonora palarostris Klauber, 1937

• Holotype: SDSNH 26771, adult ♂, collected by Lindsay.
• Type locality: Five miles south of Magdalena, Sonora.

Combinations

• Sonora palarostris Klauber, 1937: 363 [original combination]
• Sonora occipitalis palarostris — Stickel, 1941: 137 [subsequent combination]
• Chionactis occipitalis palarostris — Stickel, 1943: 123 [subsequent combination]
• Chionactis palarostris — Klauber, 1951: 176 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Klauber, L.M. 1937. A new snake of the genus Sonora from Mexico. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 8(27): 363–366.

Additional references

• Stebbins,R.C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin: Boston.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sonora palarostris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 March 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sonoran Shovel-nose Snake