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Sonora cincta

(Cope, 1861)

Banded Sand Snake

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1286874
Element CodeARADB05030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusSonora
Synonyms
Chilomeniscus cinctusCope, 1861
Concept Reference
Cox, C. L. A. R. Davis Rabosky, I. A. Holmes, J. Reyes-Velasco, C. E. Roelke, E. N. Smith, O. Flores-Villela, J. A. McGuire, and J. A. Campbell. 2018. Synopsis and taxonomic revision of three genera in the snake tribe Sonorini. Journal of Natural History 52:945-988.
Taxonomic Comments
Chilomeniscus cinctus and C. punctatissimus had previously been synonymized with C. stramineus by Grismer et al. (2002) and Crother et al. (2017) but recognized as distinct taxa by Cox et al. (2018).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS4Yes
Roadless Areas (3)
Arizona (3)
AreaForestAcres
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
References (5)
  1. Cox, C. L. A. R. Davis Rabosky, I. A. Holmes, J. Reyes-Velasco, C. E. Roelke, E. N. Smith, O. Flores-Villela, J. A. McGuire, and J. A. Campbell. 2018. Synopsis and taxonomic revision of three genera in the snake tribe Sonorini. Journal of Natural History 52:945-988.
  2. Crother, B. I. (editor). 2017. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. 8th edition. SSAR Herpetological Circular 43:1-104. [Updates in SSAR North American Species Names Database at: https://ssarherps.org/cndb]
  3. Grismer, L. L., H. Wong, and P. Galina-Tessaro. 2002. Geographic variation and taxonomy of the sand snakes, Chilomeniscus (Squamata: Colubridae). Herpetologica 58:18-31.
  4. Holycross, A. T., T. C. Brennan, and R. D. Babb. 2022a. A field guide to amphibians and reptiles in Arizona, second edition. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona. 165 pp.
  5. Uetz, P., P. Freed, R. Aguilar, F. Reyes, and J. Hošek (eds.). 2023. The Reptile Database. Online. Available: http://www.reptile-database.org