Eastern Ribbon Snake
(Thamnophis sauritus sauritus)
Linnaeus, 1766
Genus
Thamnophis
Species
sauritus
Subspecies
sauritus
Common Name
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Other Names
Ribbon Snake, Common Ribbon Snake
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
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — GUYER et al. 2018
Tropidonotus saurita — SCHLEGEL 1837: 323
Leptophis sauritus — HOLBROOK 1842
Eutaenia saurita — BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
Tropidonotus saurita — DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 585
Prymnomiodon chalceus COPE 1861: 558 (fide ROSSMANN 1996)
Tropidonotus saurita — GARMAN 1884: 23
Tropidonotus saurita — BOULENGER 1893: 212
Thamnophis sauritus — STONE 1906
Thamnophis saurita — SURFACE 1906
Thamnophis sauritus — RUTHVEN 1908
Thamnophis sauritus chalceus — SMITH 1942
Thamnophis sauritus chalceus — SMITH et al. 1950: 577
Thamnophis sauritus chalceus — MERTENS 1952: 76
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 170
Thamnophis sauritus — CROTHER et al. 2012
Thamnophis sauritus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 725
Thamnophis saurita — KRAUS & CAMERON 2016
Thamnophis saurita — FRETEY 2019
Subspecies
Thamnophis saurita saurita (LINNAEUS 1766)
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — CROTHER 2000
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 114
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — CROTHER et al. 2012
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — GUYER et al. 2018
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Keeled dorsal scales in 19 rows (midbody). A single anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the… More. Split subcaudial scales.
Habitat:
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Distribution:
distribution
Feeding Habits:
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Breeding:
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Ecology:
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