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Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta

Effigy Mounds National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta (Say in James, 1823)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Elaphe obsoleta

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


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 9:28:03 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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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