Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Middle American Gopher Snake

Pituophis lineaticollis

Spanish: Cincuate / Alicante

Middle American Gopher Snake (Pituophis lineaticollis)
Photographed by josh_vandermeulen on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-ND · taken in Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico, not near La Saladita

Pituophis lineaticollis, commonly known as the Middle American gopher snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Guatemala and Mexico in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero, Querétaro, Oaxaca and Chiapas.

TaxonomyReptilia › Squamata › Colubridae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records328 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Middle American Gopher Snake (Pituophis lineaticollis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pituophis-lineaticollis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.