Sonora (snake)

Sonora
Western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Sonora
Baird & Girard, 1853
Type species
Sonora semiannulata
Synonyms
  • Chilomeniscus
  • Chionactis
  • Contia
  • Homalocranium
  • Homalosoma
  • Lamprosoma
  • Ogmius
  • Scolecophis

Sonora is a genus of small harmless colubrid snakes commonly referred to as ground snakes, which are endemic to North America.

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