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Baja California Coachwhip - Masticophis fuliginosus
Chirrionera de Baja California
(Cope, 1895)(= Coluber fuliginosus)
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| Light phase Adult, San Bartolo, Baja California Sur | ||
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| Dark phase adult, Baja California © Chris Gruenwald | Dark phase adult, Baja California © James R. Buskirk |
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| Yellow form of a light phase adult, found dead on a road near Miraflores, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow | ||
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| Yellow form of a light phase adult, found dead on a road near Miraflores, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow |
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| Habitat, Agua Caliente, Baja California Sur |
Habitat, San Bartolo, Baja California Sur | |
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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