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California Lyresnake vs. Desert Nightsnake

Both live on rocky desert slopes; their records overlap. A: A dark V or lyre mark in the California Lyresnake; a big dark blotch on the neck in the Desert Nightsnake. B: Each split by a pale crossbar in the California Lyresnake; plain dark blotches in the Desert Nightsnake.

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California Lyresnake

Trimorphodon lyrophanes

Desert Nightsnake

Hypsiglena chlorophaea
California Lyresnake vs. Desert Nightsnake: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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