| Salvadora gymnorhachis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Salvadora |
| Species: | S. gymnorhachis |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvadora gymnorhachis | |
Salvadora gymnorhachis is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Geographic range
Description
S. gymnorhachis differs from all other species of Salvadora by having the pale vertebral stripe absent, and the dorsolateral stripes confined to the anterior portion of the body.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Species Salvadora gymnorhachis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Hernández-Jiménez CA, Flores-Villela O, Campbell JA (2019). "A new species of patch-nosed snake (Colubridae: Salvadora Baird & Girard, 1853) from Oaxaca, Mexico". Zootaxa 4564 (2): 588–600. (Salvadora gymnorhachis, new species).
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