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The Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus), also known as the Alameda striped racer, is a federally threatened subspecies of California whipsnake (M. lateralis). It is a colubrid snake distinguishable by its broad head, large eyes, black and orange coloring with a yellow stripe down each side, and slender neck.
The California whipsnake, M. lateralis, has a range from Trinity County, California, west of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to northwestern Baja California, at altitudes between 0–2,250 metres (0–7,382 ft) and is known to use a wide variety of habitat types including the California coast and in the foothills, the chaparral of northern Baja, mixed deciduous and pine forests of the Sierra de ...
Adults of species in the genus Masticophis may attain a total length (including tail) from 152 cm (5 ft) for M. lateralis to 259 cm (8.5 ft) for M. flagellum.A distinctive character of this genus is the shape of the frontal scale (the large scale in the center of the upper surface of the head) which is bell-shaped and elongated.
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Masticophis flagellum is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, commonly referred to as the coachwhip or the whip snake, which is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies .
The striped whipsnake is oviparous. [1] [3] Little is known about the reproductive activities of M. taeniatus. After fertilization the female striped whipsnake will lay a clutch of 3-12 eggs, between the months of June and July, [citation needed] usually in an abandoned rodent burrow. [1] One study has shown a natural incubation period of 44 to ...
Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837) – yellow-faced whipsnake; Demansia quaesitor Shea, 2007 – sombre whipsnake; Demansia reticulata (Gray, 1842) – reticulated whipsnake; Demansia rimicola Scanlon, 2007 – soil-crack whipsnake; Demansia rufescens Storr, 1978 – rufous whip snake; Demansia shinei Shea, 2007 – Shine's whipsnake
The colour of the yellow-faced whip snake varies, ranging from olive green, to grey and brown; however, a common characteristic in colour is a "red flush along the anterior third of its back". [ 6 ] To accurately identify this species, there must be a clear view of the head, and the dorsal scales at the snake's mid-body must be counted.