Diadophis punctatus
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 Regal Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus regalis |
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| Diadophis punctatus Linnaeus, 1766 |
The Ringneck Snake, (Diadophis punctatus) is a species of harmless colubrid snake. It is the only species within the genus Diadophis, and has fourteen subspecies which are found from southeastern Canada, throughout much of the United States, to northern Mexico.
[edit] Subspecies
- Key Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus acricus, (Paulson, 1966)
- Pacific Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus amabilis, (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Todos Santos Island Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus anthonyi, (Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1942)
- Prairie Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus arnyi, (Kennicott, 1859)
- Michoacan Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus dugesii, (Villada, 1875)
- Northern Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus edwardsii, (Merrem, 1820)
- San Bernardino Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus modestus, (Bocourt, 1866)
- Northwestern Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus occidentalis, (Blanchard, 1923)
- Coralbelly Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus pulchellus, (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Southern Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus punctatus, (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Regal Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus regalis, (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- San Diego Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus similis, (Blanchard, 1923)
- Mississippi Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus stictogenys, (Cope, 1860)
- Monterey Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus vandenburghii, (Blanchard, 1923)
[edit] References
- Species Diadophis punctatus at the Species2000 Database
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