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Three-lined Boa - Lichanura trivirgata
Boa del Desierto
(Cope, 1861)(= Lichanura trivirgata saslowi - Baja Rosy Boa; Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata - Mexican Rosy Boa)
Formerly-recognized Rosy Boa
Taxonomy and Distribution:
| Snakes from the northern part of the range formerly known as Baja Rosy Boa, Lichanura trivirgata saslowi | ||
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| Adult, San Felipe, Baja California © Stuart Young | Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young |
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| Adult, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti | Adult, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti | |
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| Captive adult Female, Cataviña, Baja California |
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| Captive adult female, Cataviña, Baja California |
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| Adult, Baja California © Blaine Mazzetti | Neonate from near Puertecitos, Baja California © Stuart Young | |
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| Adult from near Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California © Stuart Young | ||
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| Adult from near San Felipe, Baja California © Stuart Young | ||
| Boas from the southern part of the range formerly known as Mexican Rosy Boa, Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata | ||
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| Adult, San Juan de la Costa, Baja California Sur |
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| Adult, Isla San Marcos, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young | Adult, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| Juvenile, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young | ||
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| Habitat, Cataviña, Baja California |
Habitat, Cataviña, Baja California | Habitat, Bahia de Los Angeles Baja California |
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| Habitat San Matias Pass Baja California © Stuart Young |
Habitat, near San Juan de la Costa Baja California Sur |
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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