Greek
Variable Sand Snake
Chilomeniscus stramineus
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- C. stramineus – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- C. stramineus – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Todd Hughes
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- C. stramineus – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- C. stramineus – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Todd Battey
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- C. stramineus – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Todd Battey
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- C. stramineus – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Todd Battey
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Chilomeniscus stramineus occurs in southern Arizona
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chilomeniscus stramineus (Cope – 1861)
Genus: Chilomeniscus, Greek – cheilos = margin, lip or brim + meniskos = little moon or crescent — ref. shape of the rostral scale
Species: stramineus, Latin – stramineus = made of straw – poss. ref. to the straw color
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962