Does anyone have a range map of our rat snakes?
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Pituophis c. annectans
Senticolis t. intermedia
Pantherophis bairdi
Lampropeltis m. thayeri
Lichanura t. trivirgata
Pseudopus apodus
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North American range map
Ryan_Sikola
Sep 17, 2013 02:10 PM
Replies (2)
Ameron
Sep 17, 2013 02:55 PM
It seems like I once saw the best range map at a Jeff Biggs website, but I no longer find it.
Here are my two current suggestions, both from a Google search:
http://www.ratsnakefoundation.org/index.php/guides/locality-guides/texas-ratsnakes
http://www.google.com/imgres?sa=X&biw=1024&bih=673&tbm=isch&tbnid=Fx2CsjMkeWje4M:&imgrefurl=http://www.duvalschools.org/sandalwood/herpetology/Species%20Accounts/Snakes/texas%20rat%20snake.html&docid=k-1P4YIppMj77M&imgurl=http://www.duvalschools.org/sandalwood/herpetology/Species%2520Accounts/Snakes/texas-rat-map-large.gif&w=577&h=792&ei=nME4UvTMOoeTiALQqIHIAw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:53,s:0,i:248&iact=rc&page=4&tbnh=194&tbnw=142&start=46&ndsp=18&tx=79&ty=96
Ameron
Portland/Vancouver
1.0 Elaphe schrencki (Anerythristic)
1.0 Pantherophis guttatus (Miami phase)
tbrock
Sep 19, 2013 07:58 AM
Hey Ryan, we have rnage maps for most of the rat snakes of the southwestern U.S. here http://southwesternherp.com/snakes/index.html
Also, there are good range maps in the following books:
Snakes of North America: Eastern and Central Regions. Tennant, Alan and R. D. Bartlett (2000)
A Field Guide to: Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona. Brennan, Thomas C. and Andrew T. Holycross (2006)
Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History. Werler, John E. and James R. Dixon (2000) [My favorite...]
Texas Snakes: A Field Guide. Dixon, James R. and John E. Werler (2005)
Lone Star Field Guide: Texas Snakes - Third Edition. Tennant, Alan (2006)
The Complete Suboc: A Comprehensive Guide to the Natural History, Care and Breeding of the Trans-Pecos Ratsnake. Rhoads, Dusty (2008)
A Monograph of the Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Elaphe: Fitzinger. Schulz, Klaus-Dieter (1996)
Amphibians & Reptiles of Texas: With keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps - Third Edition. Dixon, James R. (2013)
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-Toby Brock
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research
