Trimorphodon lambda, the Sonoran lyre snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, the species is best known for the distinctive V-shaped or lyre-like marking on the top of its head. Previously classified as a subspecies of the western lyre snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus), it is now widely recognized as a distinct species.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sonoran Lyre Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trimorphodon lyrophanes
- Trimorphodon paucimaculatus
- Trimorphodon vilkinsonii
- Trimorphodon tau
- Trimorphodon quadruplex
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Trimorphodon
- Species
- Trimorphodon lambda
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