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Adult Male, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Venter of Adult Male
MIKE PRESTON’S CREVICE SWIFT
Sceloporus torquatus – Wiegmann 1828
Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni – Smith & Alvarez 1974
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Pine Meadow Habitat, 10,050′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Forest, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Rocky Ridgeline Habitat, 10, 400′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Adult Female, 4,800′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Juvenile, 4,700′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
SIERRA MADRE CREVICE SWIFT
Sceloporus torquatus – Wiegmann 1828
Sceloporus torquatus madrensis – Olson 1986
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Cloud Forest Clearing Habitat, 4,700′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Rocky Clearing Habitat (Cloud Forest), 4,800′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Adult, 4,800′, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Adult, 5,000′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Adult, 5,000′, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Juvenile, 4,200′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
MEXICAN SPINY LIZARD
Sceloporus spinosus – Weigmann 1828
Sceloporus spinosus spinosus – Weigmann 1828
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High Desert Habitat, 4,200′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Habitat, 5,200′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Adult Male, 5,000′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
COPE’S MOUNTAIN SPINY LIZARD
Sceloporus minor – Cope 1885
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High Desert Habitat, 4,200′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Habitat, 1,400′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Subadult Pair, 4,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Male, 4,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Venter of Adult Male
SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL BLUE SPINY LIZARD
Sceloporus immucronatus – Smith 1936
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Habitat, 4,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Limestone Habitat, 6,000′, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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Female, 10,000′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
CHANEY’S AGAVE LIZARD
Sceloporus chaneyi – Liner & Dixon 1992
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Pine Meadow Habitat, 10,050′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Forest, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Juvenile, 5,000′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Adult, DOR, 5,000′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
JAN’S MEXICAN BULLSNAKE
Pituophis deppei – Dumeril 1853
Pituophis deppei jani – Cope 1860
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Habitat, 5,200′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Adult, 800′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Subadult abbotti x peninsularis, 200′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
SAN LUCAN BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coleonyx variegatus peninsularis – Klauber 1945
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Rocky oceanside habitat, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Habitat, 1,000′, Bja California Sur, Mexico
Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Boulders in Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 400′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Same locality as [...]
Adult, 900′, Baja California, Mexico
Adult, 1,500′, Baja California, Mexico
Subadult abbotti x peninsularis, 200′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
SAN DIEGO BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti – Klauber 1945
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Desert habitat, 1,500′, Baja California, Mexico
Bajada Habitat, 900′, Baja California
Rocky Habitat, 1,200′, Baja California, Mexico
Rocky arroyo, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Rocky canyon habitat, Isla [...]
Adult, Typical Coloration, 1,800′, Pima County, Arizona
Adult, Abnormal Coloration, 1,800′, Pima County, Arizona
Adult, 3,000′, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
Adult, 1,800′, Sonora, Mexico
Metamorphs, 400′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
COUCH’S SPADEFOOT
Scaphiopus couchii – Baird 1854
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Man-Made Oviposition Site, 2,300′, Sonora-Arizona Border
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Scaphiopus couchii is an abundant species throughout it’s range and I have seen it frequently in the states [...]
DOR Juvenile, 1,500′, Baja California, Mexico
BAJA CALIFORNIA PATCH-NOSED SNAKE
Salvadora hexalepis – Cope 1866
Salvadora hexalepis klauberi – Bogert 1945
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Habitat, 1,000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Habitat, 50′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Habitat, 50′, Baja California, Mexico
Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Canyon Riparian Habitat, 800′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Juvenile, 175′, Baja California, Mexico
Close-Up of Head
WESTERN LEAF-NOSED SNAKE
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus – Cope 1868
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Boojum Forest Habitat, 500′, Baja California, Mexico
Rocky Canyon Habitat, 150′, Baja California, Mexico
Habitat, 50′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Habitat, 50′, Baja California, Mexico
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Adult, 75′, Baja California, Mexico
DOR Juvenile, 500′, Baja California, Mexico
CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA GOPHER SNAKE
Pituophis vertebralis – Blainville 1835
Pituophis vertebralis bimaris – Klauber 1946
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Rocky Habitat, 1,200′, Baja California, Mexico
Habitat, 20′, Baja California, Mexico
Rocky oceanside habitat, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Gulf Shore Habitat, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Adult, 75′, Baja California, Mexico
MID-PENINSULA ROSY BOA
Lichanura trivirgata – Cope 1861
Lichanura trivirgata saslowi – Spiteri 1987
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Rocky desert habitat, Baja California, Mexico
Bajada Habitat, 900′, Baja California, Mexico
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Adult, 10′, Baja California, Mexico
Head of above individual
ISLAND NIGHT SNAKE
Hypsiglena torquata – Gunther 1860
Hypsiglena torquata venusta – Mocquard 1899
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Rocky Beach Habitat, 0′, Baja California, Mexico
Desert scrub habitat, 50′, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oceanside habitat, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Rocky oceanside habitat, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Gulf Shore Habitat, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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