Scientific Name
Carphophis amoenus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825)
Park
Cowpens National Battlefield (COWP)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
worm snake
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 | Dipsadinae |
Genus | Carphophis |
Species | Carphophis amoenus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Reed and Gibbons 2005, Bibkey # 591789
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bill Moore, CUPN Ecologist
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Rodney Martinez
Created Date
11/25/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Bill Moore
Last Modified Date
1/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Thomas 2001; Fields 2002; Reed & Gibbons 2005
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