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Coluber constrictor constrictor
Northern Black Racer
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Coluber constrictor constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Northern Black Racer
Park Synonyms:		Coluber constrictor

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Colubridae, Genus Coluber, Species Coluber constrictor


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		34 Observations, 7 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Capital Parks-East	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 5:20:20 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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