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Scientific Name
Carphophis amoenus amoenus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Say, 1825)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern Wormsnake
Park Synonyms
Carphophis amoenus
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 amoenus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Park Rank Tags
- Park uncommon
Taxa Group Tags
- Reptile
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
77
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/21/2024 9:46:40 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Subspecies VERMIS formerly was regarded as a distinct species; renewed full species status was proposed by A91COL01NA, who expressed the opinion that any allopatric subspecies that is in some way morphologically distinct should be treated as a distinct sp STATUS: Native, Breeder, Common, Present in Park;; ; Taxonomy Notes: valid; General Notes: Cash does not always indicate sub-species, but should all be the same (correct common name in Cash at least); ITIS and other sources call it ""worm snake"", not ""wormsnake""
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