Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus pulchellus)

Created: November 21st, 2009 - 05:51 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Andreas Kettenburg
Record 33253

Country: United States		State: California	County: Kern County	Time: 2007-04-10 12:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: -----
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 5000.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

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Posted by Andreas Kettenburg on Nov 21, 2009 at 07:09 PM

I have always entered this locale in other data bases as pulchellus. It was found in their known range.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Nov 21, 2009 at 07:05 PM

Nor am I - I just know the integrade zone is close to there. But I'm sure you're right on the primary subspecies being coral-bellied.

Posted by Andreas Kettenburg on Nov 21, 2009 at 06:51 PM

It was found in the Southern Sierra's. I have seen several over the years from that area. Could be an integrade, I'm no expert.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Nov 21, 2009 at 06:46 PM

Great find - that's the first coral-bellied ringneck in the database for SoCal. Do you think it might be an integrade with Monterey/San Bernardino to some degree?