California Striped Whipsnake
Masticophis lateralis lateralis
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- M. l. lateralis – Ventura Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- M. l. lateralis – Ventura Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- M. l. lateralis – Ventura Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- M. l. lateralis – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- M. l. lateralis – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Masticophis l. lateralis occurs in California from Siskiyou County in the north, eastward into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills. it also occurs in southern California from the coast westward to the edges of the deserts and northward past the San Francisco Bay area back to Siskiyou County.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Masticophis lateralis lateralis (Hallowell – 1853)
Genus: Masticophis, Greek – mastix = whip + ophis = snake, serpent
Species/Subspecies: lateralis, Latin = the side of – ref. lateral stripes
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962