Sonora savagei

Sonora savagei, also known commonly as Savage's ground snake, Savage's sand snake, and arenera de Isla Cerralvo in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Jacques Cousteau Island (formerly called Isla Cerralvo), Baja California Sur, Mexico.^[2]

Sonora savagei
Distribution of Sonora savagei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Sonora
Species:	S. savagei
Binomial name
Sonora savagei (Cliff, 1954)
Synonyms[2]
Chilomeniscus savagei Cliff, 1954

Etymology

The specific name, savagei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.^[3]

Description

The coloration of S. savagei consists of alternating dark and pale rings, with no dark spots within the pale rings.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. savagei is dessert.^[1]

Reproduction

S. savagei is oviparous.^[2]