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3.R. Moon
1987
Species Account
Western Patch-nosed Snake
(Salvadora hexalepis)
15 may Kelbaker Road 9.8 mi. south of Hwy 40,
San Bernardino co., CA.
T6N R13E Sec 20 sw'1/4, elev. ~380 m.
Bruce and I found another adult
patch-nosed snake on the pavement in the
late afternoon. Sandy & somewhat rocky
sparse creosote-scrub desert. Overcast.
Apparently S.h. hexalepis - one upper labial
reaches the eye. Cstlog #87
22 may Kelbaker Road 6.9 mi. north of Hwy 40,
Granite Pass, San Bernardino co., CA.
T8N R13E Sec 16 se'1/4, elev. ~1180 m.
Paula and Kent and I (they're from UCB)
found a dead snake on the dirt road just
(~1730 PST)
south of Granite Pass. Creosote-Yucca-scrub desert
on loamy soil with many granite boulder-outcrops.
Apparently S.h. hexalepis.
Cstlog #99