Scientific Name
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Common Name |
Original Description |
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| Squamata |
Snakes |
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| Boidae |
Boas and Pythons |
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| Charina |
Rubber Boas |
Gray 1849 |
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| Charina bottae |
Northern Rubber Boa |
Blainville, 1835 |
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| Charina umbratica |
Southern Rubber Boa |
Klauber, 1943 |
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| Lichanura |
Rosy Boas |
Cope, 1861 |
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| Lichanura orcutti |
Northern Three-lined Boa |
Stejneger, 1889 |
Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca - Coastal Rosy Boa
Lichanura trivirgata gracia - Desert Rosy Boa |
| Lichanura trivirgata |
Rosy Boa |
Cope, 1861 |
Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca - Coastal Rosy Boa |
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| Colubridae |
Colubrids |
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| Arizona |
Glossy Snakes |
Kennicott, 1859 |
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| Arizona elegans |
Glossy Snake |
Kennicott, 1859 |
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| Arizona elegans candida |
Mohave Glossy Snake |
Klauber, 1946 |
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| Arizona elegans eburnata |
Desert Glossy Snake |
Klauber, 1946 |
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| Arizona elegans occidentalis |
California Glossy Snake |
Blanchard, 1924 |
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| Bogertophis |
Desert Ratsnakes |
Dowling and Price, 1988 |
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| Bogertophis rosaliae |
Baja California Ratsnake |
Mocquard, 1899 |
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| Chionactis |
Shovel-nosed Snakes |
Cope, 1860 |
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| Chionactis occipitalis |
Western Shovel-nosed Snake |
Hallowell, 1854 |
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| Chionactis occipitalis annulata |
Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake |
Baird, 1859 |
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| Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis |
Mohave Shovel-nosed Snake |
Hallowell, 1854 |
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| Chionactis occipitalis talpina |
Nevada Shovel-nosed Snake |
Klauber, 1951 |
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| Coluber |
North American Racers, Coachwhips, and Whipsnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Masticophis |
| Coluber constrictor |
North American Racer |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Coluber constrictor mormon |
Western Yellow-bellied Racer |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
Columber mormon |
| Coluber flagellum |
Coachwhip |
Shaw, 1802 |
Masticophis flagellum |
| Coluber flagellum piceus |
Red Racer (Red Coachwhip) |
Cope, 1892 |
Masticophis flagellum piceus |
| Coluber flagellum ruddocki |
San Joaquin Coachwhip |
Brattstrom and Warren, 1953 |
Masticophis flagellum ruddocki |
| Coluber fuliginosus |
Baja California Coachwhip |
Cope, 1895 |
Masticophis fuliginosus |
| Coluber lateralis |
Striped Racer |
Hallowell, 1853 |
Masticophis lateralis |
| Coluber lateralis euryxanthus |
Alameda Striped Racer |
Riemer, 1954 |
Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus |
| Coluber lateralis lateralis |
California Striped Racer |
Hallowell, 1853 |
Masticophis lateralis lateralis |
| Coluber taeniatus |
Striped Whipsnake |
Hallowell, 1852 |
Masticophis taeniatus |
| Coluber taeniatus taeniatus |
Desert Striped Whipsnake |
Hallowell, 1852 |
Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus |
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| Contia |
Sharp-tailed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Contia longicaudae |
Forest Sharp-tailed Snake |
Feldman and Hoyer, 2010 |
formerly part of Contia tenuis |
| Contia tenuis |
Sharp-tailed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
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| Diadophis |
Ring-necked Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Diadophis punctatus |
Ring-necked Snake |
Linnaeus, 1766) |
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| Diadophis punctatus amabilis |
Pacific Ring-necked Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Diadophis punctatus modestus |
San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake |
Bocourt, 1886 |
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| Diadophis punctatus occidentalis |
Northwestern Ring-necked Snake |
Blanchard, 1923 |
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| Diadophis punctatus pulchellus |
Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Diadophis punctatus regalis |
Regal Ring-necked Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Diadophis punctatus similis |
San Diego Ring-necked Snake |
Blanchard, 1923 |
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| Diadophis punctatus vandenburghi |
Monterey Ring-necked Snake |
Blanchard, 1923 |
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| Hypsiglena |
North American Nightsnakes |
Cope, 1860 |
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| Hypsiglena chlorophaea |
Desert Nightsnake |
Cope, 1860 |
Hypsiglena torquata |
| Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola |
Northern Desert Nightsnake |
Tanner, 1944 |
Hypsiglena torquata deserticola |
| Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha |
Coast Nightsnake |
Cope, 1860 |
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| Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi |
San Diego Nightsnake |
Tanner, 1944 |
Hypsiglena torquata nuchalata |
| Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata |
California Nightsnake |
Tanner, 1943 |
Hypsiglena torquata nuchalata |
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| Lampropeltis |
Kingsnakes and Milksnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| Lampropeltis getula |
Common Kingsnake |
Linnaeus, 1766 |
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| Lampropeltis getula californiae |
California Kingsnake |
Blainville, 1835 |
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| Lampropeltis zonata |
California Mountain Kingsnake |
Lockington ex Blainville, 1876 |
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| Lampropeltis zonata multicincta |
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake |
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| Lampropeltis zonata multifasciata |
Coast Mountain Kingsnake |
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| Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra |
San Bernardino Mountain Kingsnake |
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| Lampropeltis zonata pulchra |
San Diego Mountain Kingsnake |
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| Lampropeltis zonata zonata |
St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake |
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| Nerodia |
North American Watersnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Nerodia fasciata |
Southern Watersnake |
Linnaeus, 1766 |
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| Nerodia sipedon |
Northern Watersnake |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Phyllorhynchus |
Leaf-nosed Snakes |
Stejneger, 1890 |
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| Phyllorhynchus decurtatus |
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake |
Cope, 1868 |
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| Pituophis |
Bullsnakes, Pinesnakes, & Gopher Snakes |
Holbrook, 1842 |
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| Pituophis catenifer |
Gopher Snake |
Blainville, 1835 |
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| Pituophis catenifer affinis |
Sonoran Gopher Snake |
Hallowell, 1852 |
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| Pituophis catenifer annectens |
San Diego Gopher Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Pituophis catenifer catenifer |
Pacific Gopher Snake |
Blainville, 1835 |
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| Pituophis catenifer deserticola |
Great Basin Gopher Snake |
Stejneger, 1893 |
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| Pituophis catenifer pumilis |
Santa Cruz Island Gopher Snake |
Klauber, 1946 |
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| Rhinocheilus |
Long-nosed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Rhinocheilus lecontei |
Long-nosed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Salvadora |
Patch-nosed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Salvadora hexalepis |
Western Patch-nosed Snake |
Cope, 1866 |
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| Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis |
Desert Patch-nosed Snake |
Cope, 1866 |
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| Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis |
Mohave Patch-nosed Snake |
Bogert, 1945 |
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| Salvadora hexalepis virgultea |
Coast Patch-nosed Snake |
Bogert, 1935 |
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| Sonora |
North American Groundsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Sonora semiannulata |
Western Groundsnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Sonora semiannulata semiannulata |
Variable Groundsnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Tantilla |
Black-headed, Crowned, and Flat-headed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Tantilla hobartsmithi |
Smith's Black-headed Snake |
Taylor, 1937 |
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| Tantilla planiceps |
Western Black-headed Snake |
Blainville, 1835 |
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| Thamnophis |
North American Gartersnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| Thamnophis atratus |
Aquatic Gartersnake |
Kennicott, 1860 |
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| Thamnophis atratus atratus |
Santa Cruz Gartersnake |
Kennicott, 1860 |
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| Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus |
Oregon Gartersnake |
Fitch, 1936 |
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| Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus |
Diablo Range Gartersnake |
Boundy, 1999 |
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| Thamnophis couchii |
Sierra Gartersnake |
Kennicott, 1859 |
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| Thamnophis elegans |
Western Terrestrial Gartersnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Thamnophis elegans elegans |
Mountain Gartersnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Thamnophis elegans terrestris |
Coast Gartersnake |
Fox, 1951 |
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| Thamnophis elegans vagrans |
Wandering Gartersnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Thamnophis gigas |
Giant Gartersnake |
Fitch, 1940 |
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| Thamnophis hammondii |
Two-striped Gartersnake |
Kennicott, 1860 |
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| Thamnophis marcianus |
Checkered Gartersnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Thamnophis marcianus marcianus |
Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Thamnophis ordinoides |
Northwestern Gartersnake |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
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| Thamnophis sirtalis |
Common Gartersnake |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi |
Valley Gartersnake |
Fox, 1951 |
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| Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis |
California Red-sided Gartersnake |
Blainville, 1835 |
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| Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia |
San Francisco Gartersnake |
Cope, 1875 |
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| Trimorphodon |
Lyresnakes |
Cope, 1861 |
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| Trimorphodon lambda |
Sonoran Lyresnake |
Cope, 1886 |
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| Trimorphodon lyrophanes |
California Lyresnake |
Cope, 1860 |
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| Hydrophiidae |
Sea Snakes |
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| Pelamis |
Yellow-bellied Seas Snakes |
Daudin, 1803 |
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| Pelamis platurus |
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake |
Linnaeus, 1766 |
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| Renadae ? |
Threadsnakes (Blind Snakes) |
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| Rena |
Threadsnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| Rena humilis |
Western Threadsnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Western Blind Snake |
| Rena humilis cahuilae |
Desert Threadsnake |
Klauber, 1931 |
Desert Blind Snake |
| Rena humilis humilis |
Southwestern Threadsnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Southwestern Blind Snake |
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| Typhlopidae |
Blindsnakes |
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| Ramphotyphlops |
Australasian Blindsnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| Ramphotyphlops braminus |
Brahminy Blindsnake |
Daudin, 1803 |
Island Blind Snake |
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| Viperidae |
Vipers |
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| Crotalus |
Rattlesnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Crotalus atrox |
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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| Crotalus cerastes |
Sidewinder |
Hallowell, 1854 |
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| Crotalus cerastes cerastes |
Mohave Desert Sidewinder |
Hallowell, 1854 |
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| Crotalus cerastes laterorepens |
Colorado Desert Sidewinder |
Klauber, 1944 |
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| Crotalus mitchellii |
Speckled Rattlesnake |
Cope, 1861 |
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| Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus |
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake |
Cope, 1867 |
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| Crotalus oreganus |
Western Rattlesnake |
Holbrook, 1840 |
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| Crotalus oreganus helleri |
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake |
Meek, 1905 |
Crotalus helleri |
| Crotalus oreganus lutosus |
Great Basin Rattlesnake |
Klauber, 1930 |
Crotalus lutosus |
| Crotalus oreganus oreganus |
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake |
Holbrook, 1840 |
Crotalus oreganus |
| Crotalus ruber |
Red Diamond Rattlesnake |
Cope, 1892 |
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| Crotalus scutulatus |
Mojave Rattlesnake |
Kennicott, 1861 |
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| Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus |
Northern Mohave Rattlesnake |
Kennicott, 1861 |
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| Crotalus stephensi |
Panamint Rattlesnake |
Klauber, 1930 |
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= An established Alien species introduced into California
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| Black-headed Snakes |
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| Smith's Black-headed Snake |
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| Western Black-headed Snake |
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| Blindsnakes/Threadsnakes |
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| Desert Threadsnake (Blindsnake) |
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| Southwestern Threadsnake (Blindsnake) |
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| Coachwhips (Racers) |
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| Baja California Coachwhip |
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| Red Coachwhip |
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| San Joaquin Coachwhip |
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| Gartersnakes (Watersnakes) |
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| Santa Cruz Gartersnake |
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| Oregon Gartersnake |
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| Diablo Range Gartersnake |
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| Sierra Garter Snake |
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| Mountain Gartersnake |
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| Coast Gartersnake |
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| Wandering Gartersnake |
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| Giant Gartersnake |
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| Two-striped Gartersnake |
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| Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake |
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| Northwestern Gartersnake |
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| Valley Gartersnake |
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| California Red-sided Gartersnake |
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| San Francisco Gartersnake |
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| Glossy Snakes |
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| Mohave Glossy Snake |
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| Desert Glossy Snake |
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| California Glossy Snake |
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| Gopher Snakes (sometimes called Bull Snakes) |
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| Sonoran Gopher Snake |
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| San Diego Gopher Snake |
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| Pacific Gopher Snake |
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| Great Basin Gopher Snake |
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| Santa Cruz Island Gopher Snake |
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| Groundsnakes |
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| Variable Groundsnake |
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| Kingsnakes |
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| California Kingsnake |
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| California Mountain Kingsnake |
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| Leaf-nosed Snakes |
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| Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake |
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| Long-nosed Snakes |
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| Western Long-nosed Snake |
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| Lyresnakes |
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| Sonoran Lyresnake |
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| California Lyresnake |
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| Nightsnakes |
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| California Nightsnake |
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| Desert Nightsnake |
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| San Diego Nightsnake |
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| Patch-nosed Snakes |
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| Desert Patch-nosed Snake |
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| Mohave Patch-nosed Snake |
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| Coast Patch-nosed Snake |
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| Racers (also see Whipsnakes below) |
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| Western Yellow-bellied Racer |
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| Ratsnakes |
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| Baja California Ratsnake |
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| Rattlesnakes |
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| Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake |
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| Mohave Desert Sidewinder |
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| Colorado Desert Sidewinder |
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| Red Diamond Rattlesnake |
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| Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake |
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| Panamint Rattlesnake |
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| Northern Mohave Rattlesnake |
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| Southern Pacific Rattlesnake |
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| Great Basin Rattlesnake |
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| Northern Pacific Rattlesnake |
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| Ring-necked Snakes |
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| Pacific Ring-necked Snake |
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| San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake |
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| Northwestern Ring-necked Snake |
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| Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake |
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| Regal Ring-necked Snake |
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| San Diego Ring-necked Snake |
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| Monterey Ring-necked Snake |
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| Rosy Boas |
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| Desert Rosy Boa |
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| Coastal Rosy Boa |
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| Rubber Boas |
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| Northern Rubber Boa |
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| Southern Rubber Boa |
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| Sea Snakes |
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| Yellow-bellied Sea Snake |
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| Sharp-tailed Snakes |
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| Forest Sharp-tailed Snake |
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| Shovel-nosed Snakes |
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| Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake |
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| Mohave Shovel-nosed Snake |
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| Nevada Shovel-nosed Snake |
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| Sidewinders |
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| Mohave Desert Sidewinder |
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| Watersnakes (also see Gartersnakes above) |
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| Southern Watersnake |
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| Northern Watersnake |
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| Whipsnakes/Racers |
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| Alameda Striped Racer |
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| California Striped Racer |
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