Laurence Monroe Klauber
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Laurence Monroe Klauber, was an American herpetologist and the foremost authority on rattlesnakes. He was the first curator of reptiles and amphibians at the San Diego Natural History Museum and Consu
Klauber c. 1924
Pituophis catenifer
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Pituophis catenifer is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America. Nine subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies, P. c. catenifer, described he
Laurence Monroe Klauber
…research and field work, Klauber is credited with describing 53 new taxa of reptiles and amphibians (such as Arizona elegans candida, Sonora palarostris, Pituophis catenifer pumilis, and Charina umbratica) and has been recognized by his fellow herpetologists by having had 14 new taxa named after him (such as Sonora annulata klauberi…
Gophersnake
Pituophis catenifer distribution
Sonoran gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer affinis), Doña Ana County, New Mexico (August 17, 2010)
Sonoran gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis) Hidalgo County, New Mexico (18 April 2017)