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, although very mildly venomous 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
- D. p. acricus (Paulson, 1966) — Key Ringneck Snake
- D. p. amabilis (Baird & Girard, 1853) — Pacific Ringneck Snake
- D. p. anthonyi (Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1942) — Todos Santos Island Ringneck Snake
- D. p. arnyi (Kennicott, 1859) — Prairie Ringneck Snake
- D. p. dugesii (Villada, 1875) — Michoacan Ringneck Snake
- D. p. edwardsii (Merrem, 1820) — Northern Ringneck Snake
- D. p. modestus (Bocourt, 1866) — San Bernardino Ringneck Snake
- D. p. occidentalis (Blanchard, 1923) — Northwestern Ringneck Snake
- D. p. pulchellus (Baird & Girard, 1853) — Coralbelly Ringneck Snake
- D. p. punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Southern Ringneck Snake
- D. p. regalis (Baird & Girard, 1853) — Regal Ringneck Snake
- D. p. similis (Blanchard, 1923) — San Diego Ringneck Snake
- D. p. stictogenys (Cope, 1860) — Mississippi Ringneck Snake
- D. p. vandenburghii (Blanchard, 1923) — Monterey Ringneck Snake
[edit] References
- Species Diadophis punctatus at The Reptile Database
- Ringneck snake - Diadophis punctatus Species account from the Iowa Reptile and Amphibian Field Guide
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