Pituophis catenifer catenifer - Pacific Gopher Snake

     1.  Has two morphs; blotched and striped (the striped morph is a dominant trait)
     2.  Dorsolateral dark blotching is reduced to streaks anteriorly
     3.  Locally abundant

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