Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
January 21st, 2026.
 
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Genus
Arizona
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Glossy Snakes
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Nordamerikanische Glanznattern
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Nordamerikanske Glanssnoge
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Arizona Kennicott (type species: Arizona elegans Kennicott in Baird 1859) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 1 (33.3%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
SW. USA, N. Mexico.
Reported from:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tamaulipas,
Zacatecas),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Kansas,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Oklahoma,
Texas,
Utah).
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Arizona.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Arizona elegans
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Eastern Glossy Snake, Glossy Snake, Faded Snake
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Arizonanatter
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Arizona-glanssnog, Østlig Glanssnog
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1859 | |
Arizona elegans Kennicott in Baird [not Coluber elegans Shaw 1802] |
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Rhinechis elegans Cope 1886 |
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1894 | |
Coluber arizonae Boulenger [substitute name for Arizona elegans Kennicott 1859] |
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Arizona elegans blanchardi Klauber |
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1946 | |
Arizona elegans candida Klauber (syn. Dixon & Fleet 1976) |
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Arizona occidentalis candida Collins 1991 |
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1946 | |
Arizona elegans eburnata Klauber (syn. Dixon & Fleet 1976) |
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Arizona elegans philipi Klauber |
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1946 | |
Arizona elegans expolita Klauber |
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Arizona occidentalis eburnata Collins 1991 |
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1946 | |
Arizona elegans noctivaga Klauber (syn. Dixon & Fleet 1976) |
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Arizona occidentalis noctivaga Collins 1991 |
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Arizona elegans arizonae Dixon [not Coluber arizonae Boulenger 1894] |
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Arizona elegans arenicola Dixon |
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1961 | |
Arizona elegans australis Williams, Chrapliwy & Smith |
Other common names:
arenicola: Texas Glossy Snake
candida: Mojave Glossy Snake
eburnata: Desert Glossy Snake
elegans: Kansas Glossy Snake
expolita: Chihuahua Glossy Snake
noctivaga: Arizona Glossy Snake
philipi: Painted Desert Glossy Snake
Remarks:
Previously included occidentalis and pacata.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Baja California Norte,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tamaulipas,
Zacatecas),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Kansas,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Oklahoma,
Texas,
Utah).
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Arizona occidentalis
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California Glossy Snake
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California-Glanznatter
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California-glanssnog
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Arizona elegans occidentalis Blanchard |
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Arizona occidentalis Collins 1991 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of elegans (e.g., Dixon & Fleet 1976).
Validity as a separate species confirmed by Wood, Richmond, Westphal, Hollingsworth, Fisher & Vandergast (2025), although regarded as such already by Collins (1991).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte),
USA
(California).
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Arizona pacata
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Peninsular Glossy Snake
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Niederkalifornische Glanznatter
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Baja California-glanssnog
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Arizona elegans pacata Klauber |
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Arizona pacata Grismer 2002 |
Remarks:
Validity as a separate species supported by Dahn, Strickland, Osorio, Colston & Parkinson (2018).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur).
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