Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Genus | Pantherophis |
| Species | Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- New Jersey
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Delaware
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Maryland
- S2 Imperiled
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Pylka, J.M. 1957. Cave vertebrates of Florida. The Florida Speleologist 1: 6–7.
- Rice, D.W. 1957. Life history and ecology of Myotis austroriparius in Florida. Journal of Mammalogy 38: 15–32. doi:10.2307/1376471
How to cite this account
Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2764. https://cavebiology.org/species/pantherophis-guttatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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