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File-tail Ground Snake - Sonora aemula
The genus Sonora (Colubridae) is one lineage of snakes that is relatively poorly known and displays striking colour pattern polymorphism. Members of Sonora are small, arthropod-consuming, semifossorial snakes that are found in the central and western United States to southwestern Mexico and Baja California.
Sonora aemula, formerly named Procinura aemula, is one of five species that have recently included in the genus. It is found in western Mexico in the states of Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa, and is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
This species can be distinguished by the presence of distinctly raised tubercular scales or caudal spines creating a ‘file-like’ tail (hence its common name).
Photo credit: ©cowyeow | Locality: near Alamos, Sonora, Mexico (2008)
