Field notes, v1501
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B.R. Moon 1987 Species Account Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans) 7 April Kelbaker Road 8.8 miles south of Vulcan Mine Road, San Bernardino county, CA. 1913 PST. while night-driving, Bruce and I found a hatchling (probably from Fall of 1986) glossy snake crossing the pavement. Probably 18-20°C, clear skies, half moon. I wonder if this individual is an intergrade between A.e. eburnata and A.e. candida; this individual has 1 preocular on one side (A.e. eburnata according to Stebbins 1985) and 2 preoculars on the other side of its head (A.e. candida according to Stebbins). Variation or an intergrade? Total length 25.2 cm. Catalog # 13