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title: "Baja California Coachwhip"
description: "Masticophis fuliginosus — Rettili. The Baja California coachwhip (Masticophis fuliginosus), also known simply as the Baja coachwhip, is a species of non-venomous snake found in Mexico and the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/baja-california-coachwhip
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Baja California Coachwhip

> Masticophis fuliginosus — Rettili. The Baja California coachwhip (Masticophis fuliginosus), also known simply as the Baja coachwhip, is a species of non-venomous snake found in Mexico and the United States.

- Scientific name: *Masticophis fuliginosus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 783
- Wikidata: [Q63358245](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63358245)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318054](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318054)

## Names

- en: Baja California Coachwhip
- de: Baja-Kutscherpeitschen-Natter
- es: Chirrionera de Baja California

## Countries with the most observations

MX (643), US (91)

## Summary

The Baja California coachwhip (Masticophis fuliginosus), also known simply as the Baja coachwhip, is a species of non-venomous snake found in Mexico and the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masticophis_fuliginosus

## Photo

![Baja California Coachwhip](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/baja-california-coachwhip/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dr Austin Hendy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154618270

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/baja-california-coachwhip?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).