Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha
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Coast Nightsnake
All the North American nightsnakes were included in Hypsiglena torquata until Mulcahy split that species up in 2008.
Subspecies I've seen:
H. o. klauberi
San Diego Nightsnake
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi
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San Diego Nightsnake
We were hoping to find some California Mountain Kingsnakes in this granite-rich mountain park, but the conditions had been extremely dry and the kingsnakes were nowhere to be seen. We did manage to find a few of these common little snakes while searching for the kingsnakes though.
Printed references:
- Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2017. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Edition
- Grismer, L. L. 2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California Including its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés
- Lemm, J. M. 2006. Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the San Diego Region
- McPeak, R. H. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California