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Diadophis punctatus
Ringneck Snake, Ring-necked Snake
Montezuma Castle National Monument
			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:		AZ: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 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	Cape Hatteras 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	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:	3/28/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 5:27:51 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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