DFW HERPS |
Hypsiglena jani |
Chihuahuan Nightsnake |
CHIHUAHUAN NIGHTSNAKE Hypsiglena jani (Duges, 1866) STATUS: Rare DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Western Cross Timbers and Rolling Plains SUBSPECIES: Texas Nightsnake H. j. texana (Stejneger, 1893) COMMENTS: The Chihuahuan nightsnake should be more common in the western part of the Metroplex than it appears to be. |