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Coluber constrictor
black racer
Mammoth Cave National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		black racer
Park Synonyms:		Coluber constrictor 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:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5
Evidence:		152 Observations, 5 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Badlands National Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Minute Man National Historical Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Padre Island National Seashore
Point Reyes National Seashore	Redwood National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/23/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 9:23:15 AM

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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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