
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Hypsiglena jani
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,240
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Hypsiglena jani, commonly known as the Texas night snake or the Chihuahuan night snake, is a small species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hypsiglena jani”.