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). Meristic and other data of the world's snakes. Compiled by V. Wallach Key to abbreviations Head drawings of the genus Phyllorhynchus. Compiled by V. Wallach 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).