Trimorphodon


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Noun 1. [画像:Trimorphodon - lyre snakes]Trimorphodon - lyre snakes
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
Colubridae, family Colubridae - nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
lyre snake - mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America
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Other predominantly nocturnal colubrid snakes, such as glossy snakes (Arizona elegans), long-nosed snakes (Rhinochelius lecontei), and lyresnakes (Trimorphodon) have been observed actively moving on the surface under cold, windy conditions.
Activty patterns of the desert nightsnake (hypsiglena chlorophaea)
Coelomic endoparasites in four species of colubrid snakes, Drymobius margaritiferus, Masticophis mentovarius, Salvadora mexicana and Trimorphodon tau from Mexico.
Coelomic helminths in the speckled racer, Drymobius margaritiferus (serpentes: colubridae) from Central America
Other snakes occasionally found in the desert include the Californian lyre snake (Trimorphodon lambda), Salvadora hexalepis, with its spotted snout, and Rhinocheilus lecontei, which has a long snout.
2 Life in hot deserts and subdeserts