Pacific Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer
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- P. c. catenifer – Kings Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- P. c. catenifer – Kings Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- P. c. catenifer – Sacramento Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- P. c. catenifer – Striped morph – Napa Co, CA – photo by Phil Stone
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- P. c. catenifer – Striped morph – Napa Co, CA – photo by Phil Stone
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pituophis c. catenifer occurs in California north from Santa Barbara County along the coast and inland to the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Blainville – 1835)
Genus: Pituophis, Greek – pitys = pine + ophis = snake, serpent
Species/Subspecies: catenifer, Latin – catena = chain + ifera = bearing
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962