Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Reptiles
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Spotted leafnose snake)
No Photo available for Spotted leafnose snake reptile number 1319
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Diet: lizards and their eggs
Size: 10" to 20" (25 to 51 cm) |
Identification: 12 - 20 in. (30-51 cm). A pale, blotched snake with a blunt snout formed by much enlarged rostal scale with free edges. Pink, tan, yellowish, or pale gray above, with more than 17 middorsal brown blotches between back of head and region above vent. Blotches also extend onto tail. White below, unmarked. Pupils vertical. Dorsal scales smooth, except occasionally in males. Subocular present. Rostral completely separates internasals. Anal single. Eats small lizards, including Banded Geckos, and their eggs.
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