Black Racer
(Coluber constrictor)
Linnaeus, 1758
Genus
Coluber
Species
constrictor
Subspecies
Northern (constrictor), Southern (priapus)
Common Name
Northern Black Racer (constrictor), Southern Black Racer (priapus)
Other Names
American black snake, American racer snake, black chaser, black runner, blue racer, chicken snake, cow sucker, green snake, hoop snake, horse racer, slick black snake, true black snake, white-throated racer
Conservation
Status
Global: G5
Alabama: S5
(What does this mean?)
Alabama Low Conservation Concern: P4
Taxa that are secure, yet conservation concerns exist because of one of four of the following: relative abundance; limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems; specialized habitat needs/increasing habitat vulnerability due to natural/human-caused factors. Research on specific problems suggested.
Taxon
Coluber constrictor constrictor — GUYER et al. 2018
Coluber constrictor priapus — GUYER et al. 2018
Scoliophis atlanticus DAVIS et al. 1817
Bascanion constrictor — BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 93
Bascanion vetustus BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
Coryphodon Constrictor — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854: 183
Bascanion constrictor BOCOURT 1890 (fide VILLA et als. 1988)
Zamenis constrictor — BOULENGER 1893: 387
Bascanium anthicum — COPE 1862: 338
Coluber ortenburgeri STUART 1934
Coluber ortenburgeri — STUART 1935
Coluber constrictor — STEBBINS 1985: 180
Coluber constrictor — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 183
Coluber constrictor — LINER 1994
Coluber constrictor constrictor — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 324
Coluber constrictor — CROTHER et al. 2012
Coluber constrictor — WALLACH et al. 2014: 172
Coluber constrictor constrictor — GUYER et al. 2018
Subspecies
Coluber constrictor priapus DUNN & WOOD, 1939
Coluber constrictor latrunculus — WILSON 1970: 79
Coluber constrictor priapus — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 326
Coluber constrictor priapus — COLLINS & TAGGART 2009
Coluber constrictor priapus — MAYS et al. 2017 Coluber constrictor priapus — GUYER et al. 2018
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Smooth dorsal scales in 15-17 (usually 17) rows (midbody). A divided anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the… More. Split subcaudal scalesAs shown in green. Amphiesma stolata paired subcaudal scales… More.
Juvenile Pattern
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