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词条 Hypsiglena
释义

  1. Species and subspecies

  2. Geographic range

  3. Habitat

  4. Description

  5. Behavior

  6. Diet

  7. Venom

  8. References

  9. Further reading

  10. External links

{{Italic title}}{{Automatic Taxobox
| name = Hypsiglena
| image = Hypsiglena torquata jani.jpg
| image_caption = Texas night snake
Hypsiglena jani texana
| taxon = Hypsiglena
| authority = Cope, 1860
| synonyms =
  • Leptodeira (part) – Günther, 1860
  • Pseudodipsas W. Peters, 1860
  • Comastes Jan, 1863 [1]
  • Eridiphas Leviton & W.W. Tanner, 1960

| range_map = Hypsiglena torquata distribution.svg
| range_map_caption =
}}Hypsiglena is a genus of small, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as night snakes. The genus consists of nine species, and subspecies have been maintained pending further investigation.[2][3]

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.

  • Hypsiglena affinis Boulenger, 1894 - Boulenger's night snake
  • Hypsiglena catalinae W.W. Tanner, 1966 - Santa Catalina night snake
  • Hypsiglena chlorophaea Cope, 1860 - Sonoran night snake
    • Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola W.W. Tanner, 1966 - desert night snake
    • Hypsiglena chlorophaea loreala W.W. Tanner, 1944 - Mesa Verde night snake
    • Hypsiglena chlorophaea tiburonensis W.W. Tanner, 1981 - Tiburón Island night snake
  • Hypsiglena jani (Dugès, 1865) - Chihuahua night snake
    • Hypsiglena jani texana Stejneger, 1893 - Texas night snake
    • Hypsiglena jani dunklei Taylor, 1938 - Tamaulipas night snake
  • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus Cope, 1860 - spotted night snake
    • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus baueri Zweifel, 1958 - Cedros Island night snake
    • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus gularis W.W. Tanner, 1954 - Isla Partida night snake
    • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus klauberi W.W. Tanner, 1944 - San Diego night snake
    • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus martinensis W.W. Tanner & Banta 1962 - San Martín Island night snake
    • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus nuchalata W.W. Tanner, 1943 - California night snake
    • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis W.W. Tanner, 1944 - Isla Tortuga night snake
    • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus venusta Mocquard, 1899 - Central Baja night snake
  • Hypsiglena slevini W.W.Tanner, 1943 - Baja California night snake
  • Hypsiglena tanzeri Dixon & Lieb, 1972 - Tanzer's night snake
  • Hypsiglena torquata (Günther, 1860) - Sinaloa night snake
  • Hypsiglena unaocularus W.W.Tanner, 1946 - Islas Revillagigedo night snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Hypsiglena.

Geographic range

Hypsiglena are found throughout the southwestern and western United States, from Texas and Kansas, west to California, north to Washington, and south into Mexico, as well as on islands off the coasts of Mexico.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of night snakes is semiarid desert regions with rocky and sandy soils.

Description

Night snakes typically do not exceed a total length (including tail) of {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}}. They are slender-bodied with a flattened head, and have small eyes with vertical pupils. Their color varies depending on their locality, often matching the soil color of their native habitat. They occur in various shades of gray, and brown, with dark brown, gray or black blotches on the back and the sides. Many also have distinctive black markings on the neck region.

Behavior

Hypsiglena are nocturnal and terrestrial.

Diet

The diet of night snakes consists primarily of lizards, but they will also consume smaller snakes, and amphibians.

Venom

The venom of Hypsiglena is not considered to be dangerous to humans.

References

1. ^Tanner WW (1944). "A Taxonomic Study of the Genus ' 'Hypsiglena ". Great Basin Naturalist 5 (3 & 4): 25-92.
2. ^Mulcahy DG (2008). "Phylogeography and species boundaries of the western North American nightsnake (
Hypsiglena torquata): Revisiting the subspecies concept". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (3): 1095–1115.
3. ^Mulcahy DG, Martínez-Gómez JE, Aguirre-León G, Cervantes-Pasqualli JA, Zug GR (2014). "Rediscovery of an endemic vertebrate from the remote Islas Revillagigedo in the eastern Pacific Ocean: The Clarión Nightsnake, with conservation and systematic implications".
PLOS ONE 9 (5): e97682.

Further reading

  • Cope ED (1860). "Catalogue of the Colubridæ in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12: 241-266. (Hypsiglena, new genus, p. 246).

External links

  • {{EMBL genus|genus=Hypsiglena}}
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5 : Colubrids|Vertebrates of Mexico|Reptiles of the United States|Snake genera|Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope

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