Rhinocheilus | |
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Texas long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus) | |
Scientific 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.