North American Racer
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Genus | Coluber |
| Species | Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Alachua
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N2 Imperiled
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Alberta
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Saskatchewan
- S2 Imperiled
- British Columbia
- S2 Imperiled
- Wisconsin
- S2 Imperiled
- Oregon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S3 Vulnerable
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Nevada
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- New Hampshire
- S3 Vulnerable
- Arizona
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- S5 Secure
- New Jersey
- SU Unrankable
- Minnesota
- S3 Vulnerable
- Maine
- S2 Imperiled
- District of Columbia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Nebraska
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Utah
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Delaware
- S5 Secure
Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2311. https://cavebiology.org/species/coluber-constrictor/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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