NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Hardy's Hook-nosed Snake
Ficimia hardyi Mendoza-Quijano & Smith, 1993
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
geographic distribution of Ficimia hardyi (Native: Mexico)
compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. Ficimia hardyi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 December 2013. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ficimia hardyi, also known commonly as Hardy's hooknose snake, Hardy's hook-nosed snake, the Hidalgo hook-nosed snake, and nariz de gancho de Hardy in Mexican Spanish, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Ficimia hardyi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:50:34.459588+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ficimia hardyi Mendoza-Quijano & Smith, 1993
- Name authority
- Mendoza-Quijano & Smith, 1993
- Common name
- Hardy's Hook-nosed Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ficimia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusFicimia
- speciesFicimia hardyi Mendoza-Quijano & Smith, 1993
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ficimia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blotched Hooknose SnakeFicimia publia Cope, 1866 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guerreran Hooknose SnakeFicimia ruspator Smith & Taylor, 1941 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ficimia&species=hardyi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6HWK8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.