Texas Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora grahamiae lineata
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- S. g. lineata Habitat- Medina Co, TX – photo by Brad Birchfield
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- S. g. lineata – Medina Co, TX – photo by Brad Birchfield
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- S. g. lineata – Medina Co, TX – photo by James Van Dyke
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- S. g. lineata – Medina Co, TX – photo by James Van Dyke
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- S. g. lineata – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- S. g. lineata – Williamson Co, TX – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- S. g. lineata – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Salvadora g. lineata occurs throughout south, central and north central Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Salvadora grahamiae lineata (Schmidt – 1940)
Genus: Salvadora, Latin – salvus= whole, sound, well preserved + dura = hide, skin
Species: grahamiae, honors James D. Graham
Subspecies: lineata, Latin = lined or striped
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962