Scarlet Snake
Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Genus | Cemophora |
| Species | Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Georgia.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia
Counties
- Georgia
- Greene
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2007.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Missouri
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Oklahoma
- S2 Imperiled
- Indiana
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Delaware
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Maryland
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- District of Columbia
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- North Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- 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
Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2269. https://cavebiology.org/species/cemophora-coccinea/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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