Sonora savagei
Species of snake
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Sonora savagei, also known commonly as Savage's ground snake, Savage's sand snake, and arenera de Isla Cerralvo in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Jacques Cousteau Island (formerly called Isla Cerralvo), Baja California Sur, Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Sonora |
| Species: | S. savagei |
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| Sonora savagei (Cliff, 1954) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, savagei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.[3]
Description
The coloration of S. savagei consists of alternating dark and pale rings, with no dark spots within the pale rings.[2]
