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California Lyresnake - Trimorphodon lyrophanes
Ilamacoa de California
(Cope, 1860)| Species Description and More Pictures |
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| Adult, near Loreto, Baja California Sur © William Flaxington | Adult, near Loreto, Baja California Sur © William Flaxington |
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| Adult, San Matias Pass,Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult, Loreto, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| These two adult males were found combatting on a road at night in mid June near Puertectios, Baja California © Stuart Young | ||
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| Adult, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| Habitat | ||
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| Habitat, near Loreto, Baja California Sur © William Flaxington |
Habitat, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young | Habitat, Loreto, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| Habitat, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| Two males found in combat at night on a road in Baja California. At the end, one of them gives up and races away. © Stewart Young |
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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 |
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