Organ Pipe Shovel-nosed Snake
Chionactis palarostris organica
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- C. p. organica – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Randy Babb
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- C. p. organica – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Randy Babb
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- C. p. organica – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hubbs (www.naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Chionactis p. organica occurs in extreme southern Arizona primarily within the Organ Pipe National Monument.
LEGAL STATUS: Chionactis p. organica is protected within the boundaries of Organ Pipe National Monument.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chionactis palarostris organica (Klauber – 1951)
Genus: Chionactis, Greek – chion = snow + aktis = ray or beam
Species: palarostris, Latin – palar = palisades stakes + rostris = nose, beak
Subspecies: organica, Greek – organ = an organ + ica = belonging to – ref. habitat in the Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962