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Black Gap alterna - Specimen bgp92w0001


Specimen Record
Taxonomy
Common name Gray Banded Kingsnake
Family Colubridae
Scientific name Lampropeltis alterna
Locality Black Gap
Origin
Origin Wild Caught
Collector Dan Johnson
Collection date 7/4/1992
Collection time 12:45 am
Collection age juvenile
Description
Color Pattern alterna, dark gray, narrow pastel orange
Rating 3
Sex
Genetics
Anerythristic Heterozygous
Hypomelanistic No
Misc
Status deceased
Photographer Dan Johnson
Record created 1/11/1997
Last update 3/5/2001


Genealogy



Clutches Produced
Clutch ID
Photos
Mother
Date Laid
Hatch Date
Days
Incubated
Egg
Count
Hatchling
Count
Bad
Eggs
bgp0003 Photos
bgp97c0307
4/30/2000 7/2/2000 63 10 9 0
bgp0007 Photos
bgp95c0102
4/30/2000 7/3/2000 64 14 2 10
bgp0008 Photos
bgp97c0305
5/1/2000 7/5/2000 65 11 4 3
bgp0009 Photos
bgp97c0303
5/19/2000 7/23/2000 65 10 7 3
bgp0012 Photos
bgp97c0307
6/19/2000 NA NA 6 0 6
bgp9501 Photos
bgp93w0001
NA 1995 NA 7 7 0
bgp9807 Photos
bgp95c0102
7/7/1998 9/3/1998 58 10 10 0

Offspring
ID
Hatch Date
Pic
Description
Q
S
bgp00c0301 7/2/2000 y blairs with dorsally constricted saddles, some alternates, 50% probable het anerythristic 8
bgp00c0302 7/2/2000 y blairs with dorsally constricted saddles, some alternates, 50% probable het anerythristic 5
bgp00c0303 7/2/2000 y Intermediate with alternates, 50% probable het anerythristic 3
bgp00c0304 7/2/2000 y blairs, narrow saddles, few alternates, 50% probable het anerythristic 3
bgp00c0305 7/2/2000 y blairs, narrow saddles, few alternates, 50% probable het anerythristic 1
bgp00c0306 7/2/2000 y alterna, little orange, 50% probable het anerythristic 1
bgp00c0307 7/2/2000 y alterna, wide bands, orange nuchal, 50% probable het anerythristic 5
bgp00c0308 7/2/2000 y intermediate, slight dorsal contricting of saddles, 50% probable het anerythristic 2
bgp00c0309 7/2/2000 y intermediate, 50% probable het anerythristic 2
bgp00c0701 7/3/2000 y anerythristic, alterna, only "orange" is on nuchal 5
bgp00c0702 7/3/2000 n alterna, orange slits, 67% probable het 4
bgp00c0801 7/5/2000 y anerythristic, blairs 5
bgp00c0802 7/5/2000 y blairs, narrow saddles, 67% probable het 6
bgp00c0803 7/5/2000 y blairs, narrow saddles, 67% probable het 5
bgp00c0804 7/5/2000 n NA NA ?
bgp00c0901 7/23/2000 y blairs, saddles have faded centers 7
bgp00c0902 7/23/2000 y blairs, slight bow-tieing, pinstripe black borders, some white flecking in orange 8
bgp00c0903 7/23/2000 y blairs, good orange, slight bowing of saddles, narrow black 7
bgp00c0904 7/23/2000 y blairs, some alternates, wide black 5
bgp00c0905 7/23/2000 y intermediate, slight bowing of saddles, some alternates 5
bgp00c0906 7/23/2000 y blairs, some bowing of saddles, some alternates 4
bgp00c0907 7/23/2000 y alterna, bow ties, alternates 4
bgp95c0101 1995 y alterna, half speckled, no orange 8
bgp95c0102 1995 y alterna, dark gray, single alternates, pastel orange slits 3
bgp95c0103 1995 y alterna, pronounced bow ties, some triples 8
bgp95c0104 1995 y alterna, orange bow ties 5
bgp95c0105 1995 y alterna, orange slits 5
bgp95c0106 1995 y alterna, no orange, slight speckling 5
bgp95c0107 1995 y alterna 5
bgp98c0701 9/3/1998 y anerythristic blairs 7
bgp98c0702 9/3/1998 y anerythristic alterna, bow ties 4
bgp98c0703 9/3/1998 y blairs, few alternates, 67% probable het anerythristic 7
bgp98c0704 9/3/1998 y blairs, few alternates, 67% probable het anerythristic 5
bgp98c0705 9/3/1998 y alterna, bow ties, single alternates, little orange, 67% probable het anerythristic 6
bgp98c0706 9/3/1998 y alterna, 67% probable het anerythristic 4
bgp98c0707 9/3/1998 y alterna, little orange, bow ties, 67% probable het anerythristic 7
bgp98c0708 9/3/1998 y alterna, 67% probable het anerythristic 4
bgp98c0709 9/3/1998 y alterna, 67% probable het anerythristic 3
bgp98c0710 9/3/1998 y alterna, 67% probably het anerythristic 3



Comments
I collected this snake out walking with a battery pack and spotlight. 15 minutes later Chris Sheldon also collected an alterna (bgp96a0002). This night remains the most productive night ever for alterna collecting in the Gap.

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