---
title: "California Lyresnake"
description: "Trimorphodon lyrophanes — Gady. Trimorphodon lyrophanes, the Baja California lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/california-lyresnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Lyresnake

> Trimorphodon lyrophanes — Gady. Trimorphodon lyrophanes, the Baja California lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Trimorphodon lyrophanes*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 705
- Wikidata: [Q3539247](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3539247)
- iNaturalist taxon: [71027](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/71027)

## Names

- en: California Lyresnake
- de: Baja-California-Lyraschlange
- es: Culebra Sorda Peninsular

## Countries with the most observations

US (554), MX (98)

## Summary

Trimorphodon lyrophanes, the Baja California lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in the United States and Mexico.

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

## Photo

![California Lyresnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-lyresnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rachel Whitt · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215246046

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/california-lyresnake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).