Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,577
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Middle American indigo snake (Drymarchon melanurus), also known commonly as the blacktail cribo, is a species of large, nonvenomous, snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. In addition to the nominate subspecies, it has four other recognized subspecies, including D. m. erebennus, commonly known as the Texas indigo snake.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Middle American indigo snake”.