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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake -
Crotalus pyrrhus
Vibora Blanca del Suroeste
(Cope, 1867 “1866”)| Species Description and More Pictures |
Yellow = Range of C. pyrrhus
Bright Pink = Range of C. angelensis
Red = Range of C. mitchellii
(Green = Range of C. stephensi )
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| Adult, Baja California with coloring that matches the granite rocks of its habitat. © Stuart Young |
Adult, Guadalupe Canyon, Baja California © Stuart Young | |
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| Adult, Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California © Stuart Young |
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| Habitat, Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California © Stuart Young | Habitat, Guadalupe Canyon, Baja California © Stuart Young | Habitat, Guadalupe Canyon, Baja California © 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. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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