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California Lyresnake

Trimorphodon lyrophanes

723 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 47, February 41, March 42, April 52, May 89, June 65, July 32, August 33, September 41, October 42, November 54, December 42.
United States549
California515
Mexico64
Baja California Sur51
Nevada33
Baja California13
Minnesota1

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Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusLyre Snakes · Trimorphodon

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