San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectens)
- HM 97378
Country:
United States of America
United States of America
State:
California
California
County:
Riverside
Riverside
Age:
Adult
Adult
Deceased:
Notes:
Found this adult on the crawl while looking for specks in some rockpiles. I heard it first and was able to locate it its sound in the bush it was in.
I believe it is an intergrade between P. c. annectens and P. c. deserticola. It was found right in the area where the two subspecies meet. It's pattern is somewhat cleaner than coastal annectens, but not that of a pure deserticola by any means. I've seen pure annectens about 15 miles west of this locale, however.
I believe it is an intergrade between P. c. annectens and P. c. deserticola. It was found right in the area where the two subspecies meet. It's pattern is somewhat cleaner than coastal annectens, but not that of a pure deserticola by any means. I've seen pure annectens about 15 miles west of this locale, however.
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