Pantherophis alleghaniensis information

Eastern ratsnake
	Adult eastern ratsnake ; Murphys Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Pantherophis
Species:	P. quadrivittatus
Binomial name
	Pantherophis quadrivittatus; (Holbrook, 1836)
Synonyms
	Coluber alleghaniensis; Holbrook, 1836; Scotophis alleghaniensis; — Baird & Girard, 1853; Elaphis alleghaniensis; — Hallowell, 1856; Pantherophis alleghaniensis ; — Garman, 1892; Coluber obsoletus; — Boulenger, 1894 (part); Elaphe obsoleta; — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917 (part); Elaphe alleghaniensis; — Burbrink, 2001; Scotophis alleghaniensis; — Collins & Taggart, 2008; Pantherophis alleghaniensis; — Pyron & Burbrink, 2009;

Pantherophis alleghaniensis, commonly called the eastern rat snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America.^[10]^[11]

^ Hammerson GA (2007). "Pantherophis obsoletus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63864A12715740. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63864A12715740.en. Downloaded on 30 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b Holbrook, John E. (1836). Coluber alleghaniensis (plate XX) (PDF). North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Philadelphia, PA: J. Dobson. pp. 111–112.
^ Baird SF, Girard C (1853). Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I.—Serpents. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xvi + 172 pp. (Scotophis alleghaniensis, new combination, p. 73).
^ Hallowell E (1856). "Notice of a collection of reptiles from Kansas and Nebraska, presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences by Dr. Hammond". U.S.A. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 238–253. (Elaphis alleghaniensis, new combination, p. 243).
^ Garman S (1892). The Discoboli. Cyclopteridæ, Liparopsidæ, and Liparididæ. Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. ISBN 978-1-176-12022-8.
^ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Coluber obsoletus, pp. 50-51).
^ Stejneger L, Barbour T (1917). A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 125 pp. (Elaphe obsoleta, p. 83).
^ Burbrink FT (2001). "Systematics of the eastern ratsnake complex (Elaphe obsoleta)". Herpetological Monographs. 15: 1–53. doi:10.2307/1467037. JSTOR 1467037.
^ Collins, Joseph T.; Taggart, Travis W. (2008). "An alternative classification of the New World Rat Snakes (genus Pantherophis [Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae])" (PDF). Journal of Kansas Herpetology. 26: 16–18.
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[1] Hammerson GA (2007). "Pantherophis obsoletus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63864A12715740. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63864A12715740.en. Downloaded on 30 July 2016.

[Holbrook1836-2] Holbrook, John E. (1836). Coluber alleghaniensis (plate XX) (PDF). North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Philadelphia, PA: J. Dobson. pp. 111–112.

[Baird&Girard1853-3] Baird SF, Girard C (1853). Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I.—Serpents. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xvi + 172 pp. (Scotophis alleghaniensis, new combination, p. 73).

[4] Hallowell E (1856). "Notice of a collection of reptiles from Kansas and Nebraska, presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences by Dr. Hammond". U.S.A. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 238–253. (Elaphis alleghaniensis, new combination, p. 243).

[Garman1892-5] Garman S (1892). The Discoboli. Cyclopteridæ, Liparopsidæ, and Liparididæ. Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. ISBN 978-1-176-12022-8.

[6] Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Coluber obsoletus, pp. 50-51).

[7] Stejneger L, Barbour T (1917). A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 125 pp. (Elaphe obsoleta, p. 83).

[Burbrink2001-8] Burbrink FT (2001). "Systematics of the eastern ratsnake complex (Elaphe obsoleta)". Herpetological Monographs. 15: 1–53. doi:10.2307/1467037. JSTOR 1467037.

[9] Collins, Joseph T.; Taggart, Travis W. (2008). "An alternative classification of the New World Rat Snakes (genus Pantherophis [Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae])" (PDF). Journal of Kansas Herpetology. 26: 16–18.

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Eastern ratsnake

Adult eastern ratsnake Murphys Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Pantherophis
Species:	P. quadrivittatus
Binomial name
*Pantherophis quadrivittatus* (Holbrook, 1836)^[2]
Synonyms
Coluber alleghaniensis Holbrook, 1836^[2] Scotophis alleghaniensis — Baird & Girard, 1853^[3] Elaphis alleghaniensis — Hallowell, 1856^[4] Pantherophis alleghaniensis — Garman, 1892^[5] Coluber obsoletus — Boulenger, 1894 (part)^[6] Elaphe obsoleta — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917 (part)^[7] Elaphe alleghaniensis — Burbrink, 2001^[8] Scotophis alleghaniensis — Collins & Taggart, 2008^[9] Pantherophis alleghaniensis — Pyron & Burbrink, 2009^[10]