Kirtland's snake

Kirtland's snake

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Clonophis
Cope, 1889
Species:
C. kirtlandii
Binomial name
Clonophis kirtlandii
(Kennicott, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Regina kirtlandii
    Kennicott, 1856
  • Tropidonotus kirtlandii
    — Garman, 1884
  • Ischnognathus kirtlandii
    — Jan, 1860
  • Natrix kirtlandii
    — Cope, 1900
  • Clonophis kirtlandi
    — H. M. Smith & Brodie, 1982

Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) is a threatened or endangered (depending on location) North American species of nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Natricinae, of the family Colubridae. It is the only species in the genus Clonophis.

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