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Serpentine Soil Communities of Marin County

Catalog of species of all taxa observed in areas notable for high serpentenite content in the soils:
Mount Tamalpais State Park
Ring Mountain
Carson Ridge and Pine Mountain Road near Fairfax
Others TBD

Southern Alligator Lizard 1
Elgaria multicarinata
San Francisco Alligator Lizard 2
Elgaria coerulea coerulea
Western Fence Lizard 3
Sceloporus occidentalis
Coast Range Fence Lizard 4
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
Ringneck Snake 5
Diadophis punctatus
Pacific Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus amabilis
Racer 6
Coluber constrictor
Western Yellow-bellied Racer 7
Coluber constrictor mormon
Aquatic Garter Snake 8
Thamnophis atratus
Gopher Snake 9
Pituophis catenifer
Pacific Gopher Snake 10
Pituophis catenifer catenifer
Western Rattlesnake 11
Crotalus oreganus
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake 12
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Northern Rubber Boa 13
Charina bottae
Western Pond Turtle 14
Actinemys marmorata

Edited by Todd Plummer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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