---
title: "Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake"
description: "Sonora annulata — Répteis. Sonora annulata, also known commonly as the Colorado Desert shovelnose snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/colorado-desert-shovelnose-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake

> Sonora annulata — Répteis. Sonora annulata, also known commonly as the Colorado Desert shovelnose snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Sonora annulata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 775
- iNaturalist taxon: [1424683](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1424683)

## Names

- en: Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake

## Countries with the most observations

US (656), MX (73)

## Summary

Sonora annulata, also known commonly as the Colorado Desert shovelnose snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/colorado-desert-shovelnose-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: desertaster · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169714593

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/colorado-desert-shovelnose-snake?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).