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Scientific Name
Elaphe spiloides
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Elaphe spiloides (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854)
Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
midland rat snake
Park Synonyms
Elaphe obsoleta 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 | Elaphe spiloides |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Meade, L. S. 2005. Herpetofauna Survey of Obed Wild and Scenic River. Third Rock Consultants, Lexington, KY.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Meade, L. 2005. Herpetofauna Survey of Obed Wild and Scenic River. Third Rock Consultants, Lexington, KY; Taylor, C. R. McKitrick, M. Pelton. 1981. Terrestrial Vertebrate Inventory of the Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee. Final Report for the NPS, University of TN, Knoxville.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Meade: believed this snake to be more common than represented in this survey. Taylor et al.: recorded this species under the old name, Elaphe o. obsoleta, and described it as common throughout the area, found from rocky, forested hillsides to flat farmlands.; Data Source: Meade, L. 2005. Herpetofauna Survey of Obed Wild and Scenic River. Third Rock Consultants, Lexington, KY; Taylor, C. R. McKitrick, M. Pelton. 1981. Terrestrial Vertebrate Inventory of the Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee. Final Report for the NPS, University of TN, Knoxville.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Meade, L. 2005. Herpetofauna Survey of Obed Wild and Scenic River. Third Rock Consultants, Lexington, KY; Taylor, C. R. McKitrick, M. Pelton. 1981. Terrestrial Vertebrate Inventory of the Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee. Final Report for the NPS, University of TN, Knoxville.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Patrick Flaherty
Created Date
4/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eraskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/12/2021 11:23:05 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Hepetofauna Survey of Obed Wild and Scenic River, Meade 2005
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