`


CaliforniaHerps.com



Click on a picture for a larger view

California Kingsnake - Lampropeltis californiae

Barila de California

(Blainville, 1835)

(= Lampropeltis getula californiae)

range map




observation link




California Kingsnake Glossy Snake
Adult from the Cape Region,
Baja California Sur
Banded adult from Baja California near Bahia San Luis Gonzaga © Stuart Young
California Kingsnake California Kingsnake
This adult with large dark speckles in the light bands was photographed a few miles south of Cabo Pulmo on the east side of the Cape in Baja Califonria Sur.
© Brock Dolman

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







Baja California Reptiles & Amphibians

Return to the Top

 © 2000 -