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Resplendent Desert Shovel-nosed Snake - Chionactis annulata
Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake -
Chionactis annulata annulata
Culebra de la arena
(Baird, 1859 “1858”)(=Sonora annulata annulata)
| Species Description and More Pictures |
Yellow = range of C. a. annulata
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| Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
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| Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
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| Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult from near San Felipe, Baja California © Bill Mason |
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| Habitat San Matias Pass Baja California © Stuart Young |
Habitat, San Matias Pass, Baja California © 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 |
Baja California Reptiles & Amphibians
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