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Carphophis amoenus amoenus
eastern worm snake
Gauley River National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Say, 1825)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		eastern worm snake
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		10 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Circle Parks
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Capital Parks-East	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Run National Parkway
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/1/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 6:35:36 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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