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Richard Zweifel
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Coluber lateralis
Holb Hot Springs, Kern River, Kern Co., Calif.
1630, 1631 R. Zweifel
These two adult individuals have the same coloration, as closely as I can tell from Ridgway:
mid-dorsal at mid-body.— Blackish-Brown
Throat.— between Ochraceous Buff and Light
Ochraceous Buff
chin.— white with dark gray specks
mid-ventral.— Light Ochraceous Buff
deepering to Coral Pink on the posterior
quarter of the body.
lateral stripes.— Marzy yellow