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Scientific Name
Carphophis amoenus helenae
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carphophis amoenus helenae (Kennicott, 1859)
Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
midwestern wormsnake
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 |
| Subspecies | Carphophis amoenus helenae |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Not found during 2003-2005 surveys, but identified as being probably present.; Data Source: Meade, L. S. 2005. Herpetofauna Survey of Obed Wild and Scenic River. Third Rock Consultants, Lexington, KY.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Species range encompasses the park, but it has not yet been documented there.
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Nora Murdock
Created Date
5/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ERaskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/13/2018 8:21:04 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Meade, L. S. 2005; Conant, R. and J. Collins 1998.
