Coast Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis virgultea)
Created: April 10th, 2019 - 10:19 PM
Last Modified: April 11th, 2019 - 02:51 PM Entered by: Chris DeGroof
Record 316759
Last Modified: April 11th, 2019 - 02:51 PM Entered by: Chris DeGroof
Record 316759
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Los Angeles County |
Time: 2019-04-10 12:03:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: -- |
Sex: -- |
Method: DOR |
Habitat: canyon road |
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Elevation: 1640.42ft |
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Steve, I'm embarrassed to say that in my quick stop to take a photo, that I may have missed that this is Salvadora. I initially thought that stripe was a lateral stripe and that the snake was flattened on its side. However, you can see by the neck that to the left of the stripe is the underside, and then further down the body, to the right of the stripe is also underside, so that would mean the stripe could not be a lateral stripe, but rather, a dorsal stripe of Salvadora. Now I'm pretty sure it's Salvadora, and I will update the record now.
This looks like Salvadora hexalepis. C. lateralis does not have a vertebral stripe.