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From what I have seen this color morph of collard occurs in a small area by San Diego I think? Correct me if Im wrong please? Does anyone out there work with them? If anyone knows who works with them please let me know.
Thanks, Bob

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Are the Dickersone hard to get? Are they protected or anything like that?
Thanks, Bob

They are a unique shapen collared from baja california, Mexico, not the U.S. There might be reports of them naturally going to the U.S., but I doubt it. You could probably google a map and see there exact location in Mexico, but it is very small, not nearly anything compared to the collaris population regions.

I even think Will has a map on his site, along with tons of info on the species. Some Mexican species, reticulus cannot be bought or brought back to the U.S. because it is illegal, so that is maybe why many people don't go through the hassle of getting dickersonae out of Mexico.
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my understanding is that they are found in the San Jacinto mountains south though Anza borrego area and south of the border. Ive looked around White water area near Palm springs but havent spotted any.
Ed

and I don't even think they have ever been reported to occur here. They are a Mexican endemic. There are legal ones in the US and are not that hard to come by but fairly pricey(100.00 to 200.00 each). They do pop up in the classifieds every so often. I think the one that everyone is talking about here as being found in the The San Jacintos etc. is Crotaphytus vestigium. Pretty much the same body structure as dickersonae but a different color. Both very beautiful lizards. I think that vestigium may be less prolific in captivity than dickersonae.

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