Scientific Name
Diadophis punctatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Ring-necked Snake
Park Synonyms
Diadophis amabilis, Diadophis pulchellus
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 | Diadophis |
| Species | Diadophis punctatus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
First found at DEVA in 2002 (reptile inventory, NPS O&M program) near Scotty's Castle. Likely also occurs in other mountain canyon spring oases.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Many species of reptiles are subject to collection for the pet trade.
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
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
TBP (USGS-CPFS)
Created Date
2/7/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
aloar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/23/2014 12:11:03 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Voucher specimen collected in 2002 will be added to database at end of reptile inventory (NPS I&M program)., Park Species Data Source: 2002 reptile inventory (NPS I&M program); Persons & Nowak 2006 (654476): Title from DVD: FinalReport_DEVA_AmphibRept_May2006.doc. Local List Details: Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2008. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, pp. 1–84. SSAR Herpetological Circular 37. Online at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php (last accessed December 10, 2013).
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