Desert Striped Whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
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- M. t. taeniatus – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
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- M. t. taeniatus – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
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- M. t. taeniatus – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
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- M. t. taeniatus Habitat – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Brad Sillasen
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- M. t. taeniatus – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Brad Sillasen
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Masticophis t. taeniatus ranges from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas northwestward through southern and western New Mexico, northern Arizona, eastern and western Utah, the entire state of Nevada and into California along the California/Nevada border.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus (Hallowell – 1852)
Genus: Masticophis, Greek – mastix = whip + ophis = snake, serpent
Species/Subspecies: taeniatus, Latin = striped
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962