# Western Patchnose snake (*Salvadora hexalepis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-patchnose-snake  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The western patchnose snake (Salvadora hexalepis) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 585 g and live up to 14.3 years.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 585 g |
| Length | up to 1.14 m |
| Lifespan | 14.3 years |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | desert, shrubland |
| Egg incubation | 122 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 6 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Tiger whiptail (*Aspidoscelis tigris*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Colubridae
- genus: Salvadora
- species: *Salvadora hexalepis* (Cope, 1867)

Synonyms: *Phimothyra hexalepis*, *Salvadora grahamiae virgultea*, *Salvadora hexalepis virgultea*

## Common questions

### How big is the western patchnose snake?

An adult western patchnose snake weighs 585 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### How long does the western patchnose snake live?

The western patchnose snake has a recorded lifespan of 14.3 years.

### What kind of animal is the western patchnose snake?

The western patchnose snake (Salvadora hexalepis) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.

### Which animals does the western patchnose snake eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the western patchnose snake include tiger whiptail. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), CC BY 4.0, v1-2. Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b

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