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Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii
San Lucan Speckled Rattlesnake -
Crotalus mitchellii mitchellii
Vibora Blanca
(Cope, 1861)
Red = Range of C. m. mitchellii
Yellow = Range of C. m. pyrrhus
Bright Pink = Range of C. angelensis
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| Adult, San Juan de la Costa, Baja California Sur © Jackson Shedd |
Adult, Zacatitos area on the east Cape, Baja California Sur | Juvenile, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| Juvenile, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young | Adult, near Loreto, Baja California Sur © William Flaxington |
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| Habitat, San Juan de la Costa, Baja California Sur © Mela Garcia |
Habitat, near Loreto, Baja California Sur © William Flaxington |
Habitat, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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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