Coast Night Snake
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusHypsiglena (Night Snakes)
- SpeciesHypsiglena ochrorhynchus (Coast Night Snake)
About the Coast Night Snake
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus, also known commonly as the coast night snake and the spotted night snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to California in the United States and to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. There are eight recognized subspecies.
H. ochrorhynchus is oviparous. Eight subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus baueri Zweifel, 1958 Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus gularis W. Tanner, 1954 Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus klauberi W. Tanner, 1946
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus martinensis W. Tanner & Banta, 1962 Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus nuchalata W. Tanner, 1943 Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus ochrorhynchus Cope, 1860 Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis W. Tanner, 1946 Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus venusta Mocquard, 1899
The subspecific name, baueri, is in honor of American entrepreneur Harry J. Bauer (1886–1960) for his support of the 1958 Puritan-American Museum expedition to Baja California. The subspecific name, klauberi, is in honor of American herpetologist Laurence Monroe Klauber. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cabo Pulmo National Park
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |