Gray Rat Snake
Pantherophis spiloides (Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril, 1854)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Genus | Pantherophis |
| Species | Pantherophis spiloides (Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril, 1854) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Florida
Counties
- Alabama
- Madison
- Florida
- Jackson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N3 Vulnerable
Subnational ranks
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- S3 Vulnerable
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Illinois
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- S2 Imperiled
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- S3 Vulnerable
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.
- Lawson, K.M., Schotz, A.R., Jenkins, A.J., Armbruster, J.W., Black, C., Callahan, M., Goertzen, L., Hansen, C., Stephen, C.D.R., Werneke, D., Mendonca, M. & Molina, E. 2021. Planning level survey of Redstone Arsenal for at-risk species and ecologically significant communities. Environmental Management Division, U.S. Army Garrison, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. 402 pp.
- Niemiller, M.L. & Miller, B.T. 2009. A survey of the cave-associated herpetofauna of the eastern United States with an emphasis on salamanders. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, Kerrville, Texas, USA, Volume 1: 249–256.
- 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 spiloides (Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril, 1854). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2767. https://cavebiology.org/species/pantherophis-spiloides/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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