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Elaphe guttata
Cornsnake
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elaphe guttata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Cornsnake
Park Synonyms:		Elaphe guttata guttata, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Park Tags:
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Cultural


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 9 Vouchers, 9 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Bandelier National Monument	Big Thicket National Preserve
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Guilford Courthouse 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
Shiloh National Military Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	2/3/2015

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 8:56:33 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.

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