Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Reptiles
Phyllorhynchus browni (Saddled leafnose snake)
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Diet: lizards and their eggs
Size: 10" to 20" (25 to 51 cm) |
Identification: 12 - 20in. (30-51 cm). Resembles Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake in form (see Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake) and scalation, including enlarged rostal scale, but differs greatly in color. Fewer than 17 large, brown, dark-edged blotches (saddles) on back, excluding tail. Light color on head and between blotches, pink or cream. White below, without markings. Apparently eats chiefly lizards and their eggs.
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