Mojave Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans candida
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- A. e. candida – Inyo Co, CA – iNaturalist matthew gruen
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- A. e. candida – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Andreas Kettenburg (www.naherp.com)
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- A. e. candida – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Andreas Kettenburg (www.naherp.com)
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- A. e. candida – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Rob Schell (www.naherp.com)
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- A. e. candida – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Keith Condon (www.naherp.com)
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- A. e. candida – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Kevin Price (www.naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Arizona e. candida occurs in the Mojave Desert region of California and southern Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Arizona elegans candida (Klauber – 1946)
Genus: Arizona, 2 possible meanings
1. Spanish Term, arizonac which came from the Native American O’odham word “ali sonak” = place of springs – ref. to the Arizona region
2. Latin – arena = a sandy place + zonal = a zone or region
Species: elegans, Latin = neat, elegant
Subspecies: candida, Latin – candidus = white, clear, shining
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962