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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.
Demansia angusticeps (Macleay, 1888) – narrow-headed whipsnake; Demansia calodera Storr, 1978 – black-necked whipsnake; Demansia cyanochasma Nankivell, Maryan, Bush & Hutchinson, 2023 – desert whipsnake; Demansia flagellatio Wells & Wellington, 1985 – long-tailed whipsnake; Demansia olivacea (Gray, 1842) – olive whipsnake
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.
Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius), found in the Balkans and Eastern Europe; Red whip snake (Platyceps collaris), found in Bulgaria and the Levant; Suta dwyeri, found in Australia from New South Wales to South Queensland; White-lipped snake (Drysdalia coronoides), found in Tasmania and southeastern Australia
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 ...
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The generic name, Masticophis, is derived from Greek mastix, meaning "whip", and ophis, meaning "snake", in reference to the braided appearance of the tail. [3] The subspecific name, ruddocki, is in honor of Dr. John C. Ruddock who was medical director for the Richfield Oil Corporation.