Is there a visible difference between a Chihuahua Mtn. King
and a Tarahumara Mtn. King, or is it just a locale thing?
-Phil
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A knoblochi question?
Patton
Mar 08, 2008 07:04 PM
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BRhaco
Mar 08, 2008 07:51 PM
They are one and the same-Tarahumara Mntn. king was formerly a much more frequently used common name than it is presently....
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DMong
Mar 08, 2008 11:12 PM
Phil,....
As the other poster mentioned, the name Tarahumara, and Chihuahua Mountain Kingsnake(knoblochi) are both synonymous with one another, and the two names are basically used interchangeably.
Tarahumara is a reference to the native Tarahumara Indians that are indigenous to the area of Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico which is in the Sierra Madre mountain range. The subspecies "knoblochi" has a very small limited range in the Mojarachic region of Chihuahua, Mexico.
best regards, Doug
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jeph
Mar 10, 2008 02:33 AM
Is that a field pic...?
Joe Forks
Mar 10, 2008 09:24 AM
>>Is that a field pic...?
No actually it was a Dan Johnson captive snake. It seems Pitt Edu snatched the photo from Dan...
www.dan-johnson.net/herp/kno92a0001.html
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