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Dusty
Hognosed Snake (Heterodon n gloydi)
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You've probably been wondering where the information
on the Dusty Hognose is...
Actually,
it wasn't so much that I forgot as that I concur with
Curtis Eckerman's assessment that H. n. gloydi is not
a valid subspecies.
Based on his studies and comparisons of the range of Hetedon
nasicus throughout the Great plains and southcentral United
States, it appears that Edgren's original assumptions
were in error.
There appears to be no validity to the claim that there
is a subspecific difference in either azygous scales,
dorsal blotches, or ocular scales between H. n. nasicus
and H. n. gloydi. Rather, it appears that H. n. gloydi
simply exhibits range variations both from a west to east
axis as well as a south to north axis.
Material copyright 2006 by Dennis Desmond, HerpTech Associates.
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