Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus pulchellus
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- Tulare Co, CA – Photo by Patrick Briggs
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- Tulare Co, CA – Photo by Patrick Briggs
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Diadophis p. pulchellus occurs in coastal California along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
LEGAL STATUS: No listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diadophis punctatus pulchellus (Baird & Gerard – 1853)
Genus: Diadophis, Latin – diadoma = crown + Greek – ophis = snake, serpent
Species: punctatus, Latin – punctat = dotted, spotted as with punctures – ref. to spotted belly of the species
Subspecies: pulchellus, Latin = beautiful
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962