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Three-lined Boa - Lichanura trivirgata

Boa del Desierto

(Cope, 1861)

(= Lichanura trivirgata saslowi - Baja Rosy Boa; Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata - Mexican Rosy Boa)
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Formerly-reconized Rosy Boa Taxonomy and Distribution:


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Snakes from the northern part of the range formerly known as Baja Rosy Boa, Lichanura trivirgata saslowi
Rosy Boa Rosy Boa
Adult, San Felipe, Baja California - saslowi pattern class © Stuart Young

Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California - saslowi pattern class © Stuart Young

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Captive adult Female, Cataviña, Baja California - saslowi pattern class
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Captive adult female, Cataviña, Baja California - saslowi pattern class
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Adult from near Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California - saslowi pattern class
© Stuart Young
Neonate from near Puertecitos, Baja California - saslowi pattern class
© Stuart Young
Rosy Boa Rosy Boa  
Adult from near San Felipe, Baja California - saslowi pattern class © Stuart Young  
     
Boas from the southern part of the range formerly known as Mexican Rosy Boa, Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata
Rosy Boa Rosy Boa Rosy Boa
Adult, San Juan de la Costa, Baja California Sur - trivirgata pattern class
Rosy Boa Rosy Boa  
Adult, Isla San Marcos, Baja California Sur - trivirgata pattern class © Stuart Young  
Rosy Boa Rosy Boa  
Adult, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
- trivirgata pattern class © Stuart Young
Juvenile, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur - trivirgata pattern class
© Stuart Young
 
     
Habitat
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Habitat, Cataviña, Baja California
Habitat, Cataviña, Baja California  Habitat, Bahia de Los Angeles
Baja California 
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Habitat San Matias Pass Baja California
© Stuart Young
Habitat, near San Juan de la Costa
Baja California Sur

Habitat, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
© Stuart Young
References:

Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002.

McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000.

Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018.

Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

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