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Scientific Name
Arizona elegans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Arizona elegans Kennicott in Baird, 1859
Park
White Sands National Park (WHSA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Painted Desert Glossy Snake
Park Synonyms
Arizona elegans philipi
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
InfraorderAlethinophidia
FamilyColubridae
SubfamilyColubrinae
GenusArizona
SpeciesArizona elegans
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Reptile Certification/Sept 2007
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Reptile Certification/Sept 2007
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Prival and Goode 2005 herpetological survey resulted in 4 observations of Arizona elegans philipi in 2003 and 2004 at WHSA.; Data Source: Reptile Certification/Sept 2007
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Reptile Certification/Sept 2007
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
3
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
8/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
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Last Modified Date
8/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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