Phyllorhynchus browni, the saddled leafnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Phyllorhynchus |
| Species: | P. browni
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| Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger, 1890
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The snake is found in Arizona in the United States and Mexico.[2]
Etymology edit
The specific name, browni, is in honor of American ornithologist Herbert Brown (1848–1913),[3] who collected the holotype.[4]
References edit
- ^ Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Phyllorhynchus browni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63867A12716074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63867A12716074.en. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Phyllorhynchus browni". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phyllorhynchus browni, p. 40).
- ^ Stejneger, 1890.
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