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Pacific Water Snake (Thamnophis validus)

Pacific Water Snake (Thamnophis validus)

Pacific Water Snake (Thamnophis validus)


Class: Reptilia
Family: Colubridae
Common Name: Pacific Water Snake
Genus: Thamnophis
Species Name: validus

About The Pacific Water Snake

This species is endemic to Mexico and occurs along the Pacific coast from southern Sonora to the central coastal area of Guerrero, and part of the Balsas basin. There is an isolated population in the Cape Region of the Baja California peninsula, where it occurs in the Sierra la Laguna and from near San Jos del Cabo (Grismer 2002).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Ponce-Campos, P. & Garca Aguayo, A. 2007. Thamnophis valida. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Mexico, Baja California Sur

Member Lifelists

Mexico
North America
World

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