Locality and Origin?

[SerpentLust]

I am having the worst time researching here lol

I have the locality and origin of my Spotted Python (Australia, Coastal North Queensland) but I'm still struggling to find my Mexican Black Kingsnake's origin and locality.

Any help?

Jenn

[SerpentLust]

HEY HEY HEY!!! I FOUND IT!!!

Northwestern Mexico, Western Sonora and Northwestern Sinaloa

Yay! lol

Jenn

[reverendsterlin]

what you are actually finding is the animal's range or distribution. locality and origin information is generally applied to sub-species and locale specific varieties. Example, there are greybanded kingsnakes, Lampropeltis alterna distributed in western Texas to Northern Eastern Mexico and possibly southern New Mexico. A Highway 277 greyband has been collected on Hwy 277, a Loma Alta greyband was collected in Loma Alta, same thing for a Davis Mtn or other locale. Asking what locale an animal is from is only as good as the lineage records that can be verified unbroken from time of collection.

[marisa]

Agreed.

With Mexican Blacks there are no localities that I know of. This would be extremely hard as all Mexican Blacks are normally full black. With localities you can see the way the area has a specific pattern for the snake, with Mexican Blacks this is not really the case.

Range would be what you found like reverend said. :D

Marisa

[SerpentLust]

Well Damn lol

Jenn