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Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Colubridae

Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird & Girard—Long-nosed Snake

This is an animal of desertscrub and xeric grassland, according to Van Devender and Worthington (1977).

Fig. 1. Rhinocheilus lecontei. Photograph by Carl S. Lieb.

Sites.

Late Wisconsin: Dust Cave (this work); Pendejo Cave (Harris 2003); Picacho Peak (Van Devender et al. 1991); Rampart Cave (Van Devender et al. 1977a); Tucson Mountains (Van Devender and Mead 1978); Wolcott Peak (Van Devender and Mead 1978).

Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Conkling Cavern (Harris 1993c); Deadman Cave (Mead et al. 1984); Fowlkes Cave (Parmley 1990); Howell's Ridge Cave (Van Devender and Worthington 1977); New Water Mountains (Van Devender and Mead 1978).

Literature. Harris 1993c, 2003; Mead et al. 1984; Parmley 1990; Van Devender and Mead 1978; Van Devender and Worthington 1977; Van Devender et al. 1977a; Van Devender et al. 1991.

Last Update: 5 Mar 2013