Mexican Lyre Snake

The Mexican Lyre Snake is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Mexican Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon vilkinsonii) Mountain Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) ... More

Mexican Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon vilkinsonii) - State Threatened Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) - State Threatened Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea) More

* Mexican Lyre Snake, Trimorphodon tau * Trimorphodon tau latifascia (Peters, 1869) * Trimorphodon tau tau (Cope, 1870) References - 1. More

The Mexican lyre snake (Trimorphodon tau, above) with its strong clear color pattern is a widespread tropical snake on the west coast of Mexico, reaching its northern limits in Sonora near Tepoca in the Municipio de Yécora. Photo: R. W. More

systematics status of Mexican lyre snakes of the Trimorphodon tau group (Colubridae). Los Angeles County Mus. Contr. Sci. 179: 1-43 * Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1870. More

Mexican Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon vilkinsonii) = Texas Status Threatened * About TPWD | * Contact Us | * Help More

Common names

Culebra-lira mexicana in Spanish - español
Mexican Lyre Snake in English - English

Order : Squamata
Family : Colubridae
Genus : Trimorphodon
Species : Trimorphodon tau
Authority : Cope, 1870