Chihuahuan Night Snake
KANSAS: SINC
FEDERAL: N/A
Scientific Name: Hypsiglena jani
CATEGORY: SINC
SPECIES CLASS: Reptiles
Date Listed:
Recovery Plan:
No
Greg Sievert
SPECIES DESCRIPTION
The Night Snake has smooth scales, a divided anal scale, and eye pupils that slit vertically when exposed to strong light. This snake is gray or grayish yellow with 50-70 dark brown blotches on its back. There are three elongate brown blotches at the neck. Adults grow to 14-16 inches in length. Known populations are found in dry rocky areas in open terrain in the Red Hills of south-central Kansas near the Kansas-Oklahoma border.
Survey work has shown that this snake is one of the most common snakes within survey areas in the Red Hills.
The following counties contain critical habitat for Chihuahuan Night Snake:
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