Animalia > Chordata > Reptilia > Squamata > Colubridae > Lampropeltis > Lampropeltis getula| | Lampropeltis getula (Common Kingsnake) | |
Synonyms: Coluber getulus; Coronella getulus; Lampropeltis catalinensis; Lampropeltis getulus brooksi; Lampropeltis getulus catalinensis; Ophibolus getulus; Ophilobus getulus; Triaeniopholis arenarius Lampropeltis getula (Common names include eastern kingsnake, common kingsnake, chain kingsnake) is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico. A distinct color pattern and the fact that this species actively hunts for venomous snakes help to protect them from people. It has long been a favorite among collectors. Eight subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. |
| Female Maturity [2] | 3 years | | Male Maturity [2] | 3 years |  | | Diet [1] | Carnivore | | Maximum Longevity [2] | 33 years | | Nocturnal [1] | Yes |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Map |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Baja California desert |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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California coastal sage and chaparral |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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California interior chaparral and woodlands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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California montane chaparral and woodlands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Central and Southern mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central forest-grasslands transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chihuahuan desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Colorado Plateau shrublands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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East Central Texas forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Edwards Plateau savanna |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Everglades |
United States |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Flint Hills tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Florida sand pine scrub |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Great Basin montane forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Great Basin shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Gulf of California xeric scrub |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Klamath-Siskiyou forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Meseta Central matorral |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Middle Atlantic coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Mississippi lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Mojave desert |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Northeastern coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Northern California coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Ozark Mountain forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Piney Woods forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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San Lucan xeric scrub |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sierra de la Laguna dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra de la Laguna pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Nevada forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sonoran desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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South Florida rocklands |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southeastern conifer forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Southeastern mixed forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Tamaulipan mezquital |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Texas blackland prairies |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Western Gulf Coastal grasslands |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Western short grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Map |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Rio Colorado Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
2320468 |
Sonora, Mexico |
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA |
III |
184543 |
California, United States |
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Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Bandelier National Monument |
V |
8107 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Big Bend Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
815561 |
Texas, United States |
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Big Cypress National Preserve |
V |
732120 |
Florida, United States |
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
19192 |
Maryland, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve |
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153447 |
California, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8964 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Carrizo Plain Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
7550 |
California, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |
V |
7622 |
Georgia, United States |
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Coronado National Monument National Memorial |
III |
4360 |
Arizona, United States |
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Cumberland Island National Seashore |
II |
20629 |
Georgia, United States |
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De Soto National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8007 |
Iowa, Nebraska, United States |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Dye Creek Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
38152 |
California, United States |
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Fairfield Osborn Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
190 |
California, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
V |
26135 |
California, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
II |
46114 |
Texas, United States |
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Gulf Island National Seashore |
II |
67487 |
Florida, Mississippi, United States |
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Heath and Marjorie Angelo Coast Range Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
7008 |
California, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Hovenweep National Monument |
V |
770 |
Colorado, Utah, United States |
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Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park & Preserve National Historical Park |
II |
17686 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Jornada Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
30913 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Joshua Tree National Park |
II |
305076 |
California, United States |
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area |
V |
670229 |
Arizona, Nevada, United States |
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area |
V |
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Texas, United States |
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Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve |
V |
166264 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Landels-Hill Big Creek Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
45 |
California, United States |
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Lassen Volcanic National Park |
II |
29388 |
California, United States |
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial |
III |
96 |
Indiana, United States |
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Little River National Wildlife Refuge |
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Oklahoma, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve |
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5901 |
California, United States |
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Montezuma Castle National Monument |
V |
872 |
Arizona, United States |
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New Jersey Pinelands Biosphere Reserve |
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New Jersey, United States |
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Nipomo Dunes Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
3725 |
California, United States |
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Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park |
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20001 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Ocmulgee National Monument |
V |
693 |
Georgia, United States |
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
38256 |
Florida, United States |
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Paine Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
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2965 |
California, United States |
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Parque Nacional de Sierra San Pedro Martir National Park |
II |
180607 |
Baja California, Mexico |
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Pecos National Historical Park |
V |
6539 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Petrified Forest National Park |
II |
44522 |
Arizona, United States |
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Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center |
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6101 |
California, United States |
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Pinnacles National Monument |
V |
2869 |
California, United States |
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Pixley Vernal Pools Preserve |
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37 |
California, United States |
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Redwood National Park |
II |
77867 |
California, United States |
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Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
6176727 |
Mexico |
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Reserva de Mapimi Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
849819 |
Chihuahua, Mexico |
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Ring Mountain Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
438 |
California, United States |
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Rockville Hills Regional Park |
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California, United States |
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Saguaro National Park |
II |
11686 |
Arizona, United States |
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San Dimas Biosphere Reserve |
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17161 |
California, United States |
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San Joaquin Biosphere Reserve |
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4527 |
California, United States |
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Sand Ridge Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
285 |
California, United States |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area |
V |
38440 |
California, United States |
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve |
II |
172261 |
California, United States |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument |
V |
3049 |
Arizona, United States |
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Tonto National Monument |
V |
1123 |
Arizona, United States |
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Vina Plains Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
2056 |
California, United States |
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Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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33386 |
Virginia, United States |
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
26618 |
Alabama, United States |
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Whiskey-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area |
V |
197791 |
California, United States |
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Williams Wildlife Preserve Wildlife Reserve |
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California, United States |
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Wupatki National Monument |
III |
36098 |
Arizona, United States |
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Yosemite National Park |
II |
95209 |
California, United States |
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Zion National Park |
II |
135667 |
Utah, United States |
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Institutions (Zoos, etc.) |
MapsLink to MapUSA (New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, S Indiana, S/SW Illinois, S Iowa, Missouri, SE Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, ; Species recognized by Uetz P., , TIGR Reptile Database in  Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3Geomys breviceps, James M. Sulentich, Lawrence R. Williams, and Guy N. Cameron, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 383, pp. 1-4 (1991) ♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinderRange map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe. |
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