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Variable Sand Snake - Chilomeniscus stramineus
Arenera de Modelo Variable
Cope, 1860=Sonora straminea (Cope, 1860) =Banded Sand Snake
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| Banded adult, Baja California Sur | Banded and unbanded adults, Baja California Sur |
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| Unbanded adult, Baja California Sur | Adult, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow |
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| Shedding adult, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow | Adult, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| Adult, Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California © Stuart Young | This little 6 inch juvenile was found in a shower inside a house in the Cape Region, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow |
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| Habitat, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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