Rhinocheilus

Rhinocheilus
Texas long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Tribe: Lampropeltini
Genus: Rhinocheilus
Baird & Girard, 1853
Species

Three recognized species, see article.

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.

  1. ^ Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G, Ouvrard D, eds. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 19 February 2016.