Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake
Phyllorhynchus browni
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- P. browni – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- P. browni – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- P. browni – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. browni – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Phyllorhynchus browni occurs only in southern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phyllorhynchus browni (Stejneger – 1890)
Genus: Phyllorhynchus: Greek – phyllon = leaf + rhunkos = beak or snout — ref. nose shield which “resembles a thick leaf
Species: browni, honors Herbert Brown
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962