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Scientific Name
Pituophis catenifer
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835)
Park
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
gopher snake
Park Synonyms
Pituophis melanoleucus, Pituophis melanoleucus deserticola
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 | Colubrinae |
| Genus | Pituophis |
| Species | Pituophis catenifer |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Most herps subject to illegal collecting.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
28
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KAG
Created Date
11/13/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonyms Pituophis melanoleucus (TSN# 174263) and P. m. deserticola (TSN# -501426) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Persons, T. B. and E. M. Nowak. 2007. Inventory of amphibians and reptiles at Mojave National Preserve. NATUREBIB-648204., Accepted Detail: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1: http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php (Accessed on-line December 2011).
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