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Carphophis amoenus
WORM SNAKE
Moores Creek National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		WORM SNAKE
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/26/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 8:15:24 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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