San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus modestus
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- D. p. modestus – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- D. p. modestus – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Diadophis p. modestus occurs in coastal California from Santa Barbara County south to San Diego County and inland into the San Bernardino Mountains and the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of Kern County.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diadophis punctatus modestus (Bocourt – 1886)
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: modestus, Latin = calm, modest, unpretentious
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962