Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusArizona (Glossy Snakes)
- SpeciesArizona elegans (Glossy Snake)
Arizona elegans is a species of medium-sized colubrid snake commonly referred to as the glossy snake or the faded snake, which is native to southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has several subspecies. Some have recommended that A. elegans occidentalis be granted full species status. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora grahamiae
Black-necked Gartersnake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Trans-pecos Ratsnake
Bogertophis subocularis
Great Plains Ground Snake
Sonora episcopa
Striped Whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Hypsiglena jani
Gray-banded Kingsnake
Lampropeltis alterna
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Glossy Snake at Guadalupe Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |