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Scientific Name
Thamnophis elegans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
terrestrial gartersnake
Park Synonyms
Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
InfraorderAlethinophidia
FamilyColubridae
SubfamilyNatricinae
GenusThamnophis
SpeciesThamnophis elegans
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed from Probably Present per Certification, to Present in Park per Hammerson, 2005.; Data Source: Hammerson 2005, Bibkey #591177
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hammerson 2005, Bibkey #591177
Abundance
Common
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
2
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
1/4/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Per Hammerson, 2005: in 2004, this species was relatively common in its habitat, both near the river and its tributaries, as well as in ridgetop shrublands., Park Species Data Source: Graham 2000, Bibkey #141329
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