Glossy Snake (Phoenix Zoo - Arizona Trail)

Glossy Snake

Arizona elegans

Summary ⁷

Arizona elegans is a species of medium-sized colubrid snake commonly referred to as the glossy snake or the faded snake, which is endemic to the southwestern United States and Mexico. The genus Arizona has only one officially recognized species, A. elegans, with several subspecies. Some have recommended that A. elegans occidentalis be granted full species status.

Range description ⁸

This snake ranges along the Pacific coast of the southern two-thirds of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico, from at least the turnoff to Bahia de los Angeles, south to 20km north of La Paz.

Iucn red list assessment ⁹

Red List Category

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2007

Assessor/s

Hollingsworth, B. & Frost, D.R.

Reviewer/s

Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team)

Contributor/s

Justification

Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Fuentes y créditos

(c) Kerry Matz, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/47456931@N07/4421116573
(c) Vince Scheidt, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Vince Scheidt
(c) John Sullivan, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por John Sullivan
(c) 2002 California Academy of Sciences, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=110511&one=T
(c) 2002 California Academy of Sciences, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=110513&one=T
(c) 2011 Todd Pierson, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=390179&one=T
(c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_elegans
(c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28006742
(c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28006741