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Scientific Name
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pituophis catenifer sayi (Schlegel, 1837)
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Subfamily | Colubrinae |
| Genus | Pituophis |
| Species | Pituophis catenifer |
| Subspecies | Pituophis catenifer sayi |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
restricted to lower elevation in Northwest YELL. Like the rattlesnake, gopher snakes appear to occur only at restricted locations in northwest YNP and they do not seem to be common even there (Patla and Peterson 2004).; Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Chad Jacobson
Created Date
3/4/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcrockatt@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/29/2016 9:55:10 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: This is a subspecies of the gopher snake., Park Species Data Source: Charles R. Peterson 10/2003, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
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