Scientific Name
Thamnophis elegans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
terrestrial gartersnake
Park Synonyms
Thamnophis elegans vagrans, Thamnophis elegans elegans
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 | Natricinae |
Genus | Thamnophis |
Species | Thamnophis elegans |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed from Unconfirmed per Platenberg and Graham, 2003 Park status = 'watch', to Present in Park at Certification, 4 Mar 2004; Data Source: Reptile Certification, 4 Mar 2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Inferred from Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Reptile Certification, 4 Mar 2004
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Reptile Certification, 4 Mar 2004
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
2/14/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
1/29/2007 12:44:46 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: per Platenberg & Graham: "one voucher specimen, probably not resident. They may be present further up canyon, and if so they may migrate through the monument on rare occasions." Note: suggest this species be a priority for futher work, however, suggest 'maybe' removing from park species list.", Park Species Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
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