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South Todos Santos Island Mountain Kingsnake - Lampropeltis herrerae
Isla Todos Santos Sur Coralillo
(Van Denburgh & Slevin 1923)( Also known as: Lampropeltis multifasciata; Lampropeltis zonata herrerae)
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| Two adults found together, presumably a pair, South Todos Santos Island, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti | |
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| Mountain Kingsnake shed skin, South Todos Santos Island, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti | Mountain Kingsnake shed skin, South Todos Santos Island, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti |
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| South Todos Santos Island Habitrat, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti |
South Todos Santos Island Habitrat, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti |
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| Click on the picture above to watch a YouTube video of a trip to South Todos Santos Island, with better looks at the snakes shown above, their island habitat, and some additional looks at Ring-necked snakes and a legless lizard also found on the island. | |
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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 Hubbs, Brian. Mountain Kings - A Collective Natural History of California, Sonoran, Durango and Queretaro Mountain Kingsnakes. Tricolor Books, 2004. |
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