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Scientific Name
Pituophis catenifer
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835)
Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
gophersnake
Park Synonyms
Pituophis melanoleucus deserticola, Pituophis catenifer deserticola
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 |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Hammerson 2005, Bibkey #591177
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hammerson 2005, Bibkey #591177
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Hammerson 2005, Bibkey #591177
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Hammerson 2005, Bibkey #591177
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
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
3/18/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
1/19/2007 5:20:40 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Per Hammerson (2005): McCoy (1966) stated that this is the most common snake found in the monument, so I expected to find gophersnakes more frequently than I did in 2004 - I found only one live one. Despite frequent travel throughout BLCA and CURE, I found no road-killed snakes (gophersnakes are the snake most frequently killed on roads in Colorado). Staff at the ranger station on the North Rim reported occasional sightings of gophersnakes just outside the ranger station building and on the rim road. Based on this and the accounts of Fallon (1997) and other ranger reports, I conclude that they are widely but sparsely distributed in BLCA.
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