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Reptiles
Long-nosed Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Authorship: Baird and Girard
Records
It is known from hills east of Main Road on Purple Sage Mine Road by UTEP personnel, and during August 2011 from IMRS HQ and Prospect Pits area, and during June 2016, on 29 July 2016, and during 2017 at Peccary Tank and near Red Tank by J.D. Emerson, and 30 July 2016 near Rattlesnake Tank by D.L DeSantis.
Sources
[Couvillon, 2011a, b]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassReptilia (Reptiles)
OrderSquamata (Lizards and Snakes)
SuborderSerpentes (Snakes)
FamilyCOLUBRIDAE (Harmless Egg-laying Snake Family)
GenusRhinocheilus
Specieslecontei
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | LCLeast Concern |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | G5Secure |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | S5Secure |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |