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Diadophis punctatus
Ringneck Snake, Ring-necked Snake
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Amistad National Recreation Area
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Canaveral National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chiricahua National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saguaro National Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	4/28/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 1:38:15 PM

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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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