Summary ⁷

Pituophis catenifer is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America. Six subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies, Pituophis catenifer catenifer, described here. This snake is often mistaken for a diamondback rattlesnake but can be easily distinguished from a rattlesnake by the lack of black and white banding on its tail, and by the shape of its head which is narrower than a rattlesnake's.

Distribution ⁸

endemic to a single nation

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) J. N. Stuart, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/21786539@N03/2456170925
2. (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347686&one=T
3. (c) Jef Poskanzer from Berkeley, CA, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Pituophis_catenifer_sayi.jpg/460px-Pituophis_catenifer_sayi.jpg
4. (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347694&one=T
5. (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347703&one=T
6. (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347704&one=T
7. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituophis_catenifer
8. (c) NatureServe, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28884793

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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