Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Phyllorhynchus Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Genus Phyllorhynchus American Leaf-nosed Snakes Amerikanische Blattnasennattern Amerikanske Bladnæsesnoge 1890 Phyllorhynchus Stejneger (type species: Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger 1899) Contents: 2 species, none of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: SW. USA, NW. Mexico. Reported from: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah). Phyllorhynchus browni Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake Sattel-Blattnasennatter Saddel-bladnæsesnog 1899 Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger 1940 Phyllorhynchus browni lucidus Klauber 1945 Phyllorhynchus browni fortitus Bogert & Oliver 1959 Phyllorhynchus browni klauberi Shannon & Humphrey Other common names: browni: Pima Leaf-nosed Snake fortitus: Sonoran Leaf-nosed Snake klauberi: Klauber's Leaf-nosed Snake lucidus: Maricopa Leaf-nosed Snake Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora), USA (Arizona). Phyllorhynchus decurtatus Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake Gefleckte Blattnasennatter Plettet Bladnæsesnog 1868 Phimothyra decurtata Cope Phyllorhynchus decurtatus Klauber 1935 1935 Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi Klauber (Gardner & Mendelson 2004) 1940 Phyllorhynchus decurtatus nubilis Klauber (Gardner & Mendelson 2004) 1951 Phyllorhynchus decurtatus norrisi Smith & Langebartel (Gardner & Mendelson 2004) 1954 Phyllorhynchus arenicola Savage & Cliff (Gardner & Mendelson 2004) Phyllorhynchus decurtatus arenicolus Liner 1994 1974 Phyllorhynchus decurtatus porelli Powers & Banta Other common names: arenicolus: Monserrat Island Leaf-nosed Snake decurtatus: Baja California Leaf-nosed Snake norrisi: Norris' Leaf-nosed Snake nubilis: Clouded Leaf-nosed Snake perkinsi: Western Leaf-nosed Snake Remarks: The subspecies arenicolus was previously regarded as a separate species. Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah).