Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Genus | Carphophis |
| Species | Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Georgia
- Walker
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2007.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S2 Imperiled
- Rhode Island
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S2 Imperiled
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- District of Columbia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Delaware
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2263. https://cavebiology.org/species/carphophis-amoenus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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