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title: "Sonoran Whipsnake"
description: "Masticophis bilineatus — Rettili. Masticophis bilineatus, the Sonoran whip snake, is a species of snake found in the United States and Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sonoran-whipsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sonoran Whipsnake

> Masticophis bilineatus — Rettili. Masticophis bilineatus, the Sonoran whip snake, is a species of snake found in the United States and Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Masticophis bilineatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1243
- Wikidata: [Q5091422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5091422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [717902](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/717902)

## Names

- en: Sonoran Whipsnake
- de: Sonorazornnatter
- es: Culebra chirriadora sonorense

## Countries with the most observations

US (1006), MX (179)

## Summary

Masticophis bilineatus, the Sonoran whip snake, is a species of snake found in the United States and Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Sonoran Whipsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sonoran-whipsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232372596

## Machine access

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