Scientific Name
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta (Say in James, 1823)
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
black rat snake
Park Synonyms
Elaphe obsoleta
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 | Pantherophis |
Species | Pantherophis obsoletus |
Subspecies | Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JLS
Created Date
3/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
5/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Elaphe obsoleta (TSN #174177) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Stein, 1978. NPBIB-7890., Accepted Detail: Hulse et al., 2001. Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
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