Long-nosed Snake
Rhinochelis lecontei
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- R. lecontei – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- R. lecontei – Dickens Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- R. lecontei – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Kris Haas
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- R. lecontei – McMullen Co, TX – photo by Todd Hughes
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- R. lecontei – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Jason Penney
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- R. lecontei – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- R. lecontei – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- R. lecontei – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- R. lecontei – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- R. lecontei – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- R. lecontei – Starr Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- R. lecontei – Starr Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- R. lecontei – Starr Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Rhinochelis lecontei occurs across the western half of Texas and across much of New Mexico, California, Nevada and western Utah.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rhinochelis lecontei (Baird & Girard – 1853)
Genus: Rhinochelis, Greek – rhinos = nose, snout + cheilos = lip or brim
Species: lecontei, honors John L. Le Conte
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962