Glossy snake

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q670937
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Glossy snake

Summary

Glossy snake is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Glossy snake's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Glossy snake is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Glossy snake's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Glossy snake belongs to the parent taxon Arizona[6].
  • Glossy snake's scientific name is Arizona elegans[7].
  • Glossy snake's Commons category is recorded as Arizona elegans[8].
  • Glossy snake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arizona elegans[9].
  • Glossy snake's Commons gallery is recorded as Arizona elegans[10].
  • Glossy snake's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. elegans'}[11].
  • Glossy snake is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Glossy Snake'}[12].
  • Glossy snake's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[13].
  • Glossy snake's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[14].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Glossy snake is Arizona elegans[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Arizona[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Glossy Snake'}[12].

Identifiers

Glossy snake's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 28246[15]. Glossy snake's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94893[16]. Glossy snake's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1057093[17]. Glossy snake's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5223735[18]. Glossy snake's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174202[19].

Why It Matters

Glossy snake ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . A neglected life‐history trait: clutch‐size variance in snakes. wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+8'}
    Parent taxon Arizona
    Diel cycle nocturnal
    Instance of taxon
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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