The Skin of Corn Snakes (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

The Skin of Corn Snakes

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The skin of corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) has an orange base, decorated with red dorsal and lateral spots circled in black. The species can undergo mutations that lead to variations in skin colour, with the lavender corn snake being pink with grey spots.

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© UNIGE/ Milinkovitch

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