Bogertophis rosaliae (MOCQUARD, 1899)

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae, Colubrinae, Lampropeltini, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Baja California Rat Snake S: Ratonera de Baja California
Synonym	Coluber rosaliae MOCQUARD 1899: 321 Elaphe rosaliae — STEJNEGER & BARBOUR 1917: 84 Elaphe rosaliae — SMITH & TAYLOR 1945: 60 Bogertophis rosaliae — DOWLING & PRICE 1988 Elaphe rosaliae — STEBBINS 1985: 244 Bogertophis rosaliae — LINER 1994 Elaphe rosaliae — SCHULZ 1996: 307 Bogertophis rosaliae — CROTHER 2000: 57 Bogertophis rosaliae — ERNST & ERNST 2003: 46 Bogertophis rosaliae — CROTHER et al. 2012 Bogertophis rosaliae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 100 Bogertophis rosaliae — HANSEN & SHEDD 2025
Distribution	USA (California) [Schulz 1996] Mexico (Baja California Sur) Type locality: Mexico: Baja California, Santa Rosalia (Mocquard, 1899)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Type: Lost fide SMITH & TAYLOR 1945.
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1426 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	RODRÍGUEZ-ROBLES & JESUS-ESCOBAR (1999) found that Bogertophis and Arizona are paraphyletic genera but recommend further studies to resolve their relationship. Similar species: B. subocularis,
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Crother, B. I. 2000. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. Herpetological Circular 29: 1-82 Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2012. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians, Seventh Edition. Herpetological Circular 39: 1-92 Dowling, H.G. and R. M. Price 1988. A proposed new genus for Elaphe subocularis and Elaphe rosaliae. The Snake 20: 52-63 Ernst, C.H. & Ernst, E.M. 2003. Snakes of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington, 668 pp. Goldberg, S. R. & Mahrdt, C. R. 2012. Bogertophis rosaliae (Baja California rat snake) reproduction. Herpetological Review 43: 655 - get paper here Hansen, Robert and Jackson D. Shedd 2025. California Amphibians and Reptiles. Princeton University Press, 528 pp. - get paper here Heimes, P. 2016. Snakes of Mexico. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 572 pp Kunz, K. 2015. Dauerbrenner im Terrarium: Nattern. Reptilia (Münster) 20 (115): 18-27 - get paper here Murphy, R. W.; Ottley, J. R. 1984. Distribution of amphibians and reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 53 (8): 207-230 - get paper here Ottley, J.R. & E.E. Jacobsen 1983. Pattern and Coloration of Juvenile Elaphe rosaliae with Notes on Natural History Journal of Herpetology 17 (2): 189-191. - get paper here Peralta-García A, Valdez-Villavicencio JH, Fucsko LA, Hollingsworth BD, Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, Rocha A, DeSantis DL, Porras LW, and Wilson LD. 2023. The herpetofauna of the Baja California Peninsula and its adjacent islands, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 17(1&2): 57–142 Pilliod, D., Jeffries, M., Arkle, R. and Olson, D. 2024. Climate Futures for Lizards and Snakes in Western North America May Result in New Species Management Issues. Ecol Evol, 14: e70379 - get paper here Price R M 1990. Bogertophis rosaliae (Mocquard). Santa Rosalia snake. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 498: 1-3 - get paper here RODRÍGUEZ-ROBLES, JAVIER A. & JOSE´ M. DE JESUS-ESCOBAR 1999. Molecular systematics of New World lampropeltinine snakes (Colubridae): implications for biogeography and evolution of food habits. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 68: 355–385 - get paper here Schulz, K. D. 1996. Eine Monographie der Schlangengattung Elaphe Fitzinger. Bushmaster, Berg (CH): 1-460 Schulz, Klaus-Dieter 1996. A monograph of the colubrid snakes of the genus Elaphe Fitzinger. Koeltz Scientific Books, 439 pp. Stebbins,R.C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston Stejneger, L.H., and T. Barbour 1917. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. 4: i-iv, 1-125 - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ratsnakes.com/species.html Google images

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