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Masticophis flagellum
Coachwhip
Chiricahua National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Canaveral National Seashore	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Union National Monument	Grand Canyon National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Petroglyph National Monument	Pinnacles National Park
Saguaro National Park	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Vicksburg National Military Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	White Sands National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 6:51:59 AM

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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