Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
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- P. decurtatus – Imperial Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- P. decurtatus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- P. decurtatus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- P. decurtatus – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- P. decurtatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- P. decurtatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. decurtatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Phyllorhynchus decurtatus occurs in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert regions of Arizona, California and Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Cope – 1868)
Genus: Phyllorhynchus, Greek – phyllon = leaf + rhunkos = beak or snout — ref. nose shield which “resembles a thick leaf
Species: decurtatus, Latin = cut short, mutilated
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962