hypsiglena torquata

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   nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico

   Synonymsnight snake

   Broadercolubrid snake

   Part ofHypsiglena

Questions about hypsiglena torquata

What does hypsiglena torquata mean?

hypsiglena torquata means "nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico".

What is another word for hypsiglena torquata?

Close synonyms include night snake. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hypsiglena torquata a common word?

hypsiglena torquata is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.