Plains Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon nasicus nasicus
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- H. n. nasicus – Motley Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Heterodon n. nasicus has a somewhat spotty distribution throughout east and southeast Texas westward through the Texas Hill Country and northward throughout the Texas Panhandle. Further west, it can be found throughout the eastern 2/3 of New Mexico.
Please see the Taxonomic Note for the Heterodon nasicus complex.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi (Baird & Gerard – 1852)
Genus: Heterodon, Greek – heteros = different + odontos = tooth – ref. elarged posterior maxillary teeth
Species/ Subspecies: nasicus, Latin – nasica = large or pointed nose
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962