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
- NH
- 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
- RI
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- SU Unrankable
- Minnesota
- S3 Vulnerable
- ME
- S2 Imperiled
- District of Columbia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- NE
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Utah
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- DE
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Morris, T. & Butt, P.L. 1996. Status and distribution of the Florida Cave Shrimp (Palaemonetes cummingi) and other species in Herzog Cave, Alachua County, FL.; May, 1996 survey. Report prepared for Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 15 pp.
How to cite this account
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2311. https://cavebiology.org/species/coluber-constrictor/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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