Desert Nightsnake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea)

Created: March 8th, 2011 - 06:55 PM
Last Modified: March 11th, 2014 - 12:35 PM Entered by: Steve Zimmerman
Record 67282

Country: United States		State: California	County: Kern County	Time: 2008-06-09 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Road cruising	Habitat: -----
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Steve Zimmerman on Mar 11, 2014 at 12:36 PM

Thanks Philip. Yet another ridiculous split of animals that are clearly the same. I have seen dozens of Hypsiglena from Washington to southern Baja and there is just as much variation in animals from the same road as there is from different states.

Posted by Philip Clevinger on Mar 09, 2014 at 05:54 PM

Hey Steve, they've recently updated Californiaherps.com, and the only types of Night Snake in Kern County are the Desert which has separate blotches on the neck, and the California Night Snake, whose neck blotches usually come together to form a collar. Based on this voucher, I'd call this a Desert Night Snake, Hypsiglena cholorophaea deserticola.