---
title: "Sonora-Lyraschlange"
description: "Trimorphodon lambda — Reptilien. Trimorphodon lambda, the Sonoran lyre snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/sonoran-lyre-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sonora-Lyraschlange

> Trimorphodon lambda — Reptilien. Trimorphodon lambda, the Sonoran lyre snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Trimorphodon lambda*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 829
- Wikidata: [Q3539249](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3539249)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28272](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28272)

## Names

- en: Sonoran Lyre Snake
- de: Sonora-Lyraschlange
- es: Serpiente Lira Sonorense
- pl: Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda

## Countries with the most observations

US (726), MX (57)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimorphodon_lambda

## Photo

![Sonora-Lyraschlange](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sonoran-lyre-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jon Eilers · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301418951

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sonoran-lyre-snake?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).