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Scientific Name
Thamnophis elegans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Park
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
terrestrial gartersnake
Park Synonyms
Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
InfraorderAlethinophidia
FamilyColubridae
SubfamilyNatricinae
GenusThamnophis
SpeciesThamnophis elegans
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed from Probably Present per Platenberg and Graham 2003, to Present in Park at Certification, 3/3/2004.; Data Source: Reptile Certification, 3/3/2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: inferred from Platenberg and Graham, 2003, Bibkey #548504
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Reptile Certification, 3/3/2004
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Reptile Certification, 3/3/2004
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
2/13/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
1/18/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Platenberg and Graham, 2003 Bibkey #548504
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