Pantherophis flavirufus
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | SQUAMATA | COLUBRIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Pantherophis flavirufus | |||
| Species Authority: | (Cope, 1867) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Coluber flavirufus Cope, 1867
Elaphe flavirufa Dowling, 1952
Pseudelaphe flavirufa (Cope, 1867)
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| Taxonomic Notes: | The subspecies Pantherophis flavirufa phaescens on the northern Yucatan peninsula is considered a full species by some, but here it is treated as a subspecies following Lee (2000) based on the synonymy by Liner (1994). | |||
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s: | Lee, J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team) |
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern because it is widespread, has a presumed large population, and because it is not declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | This species occurs discontinuously at low elevations on the Atlantic slope of Mexico from central Tamaulipas and eastern San Luis Potosi, to Veracruz southward to Tabasco and Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan, and then in to northern and central Belize and an isolated locality in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. It continues southwards to northern Honduras, and is also found on Corn Island, Nicaragua. It has been recorded from sea level up to 500 m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua
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Population [top]
| Population: | It is an uncommon species, and its population appears to be declining in Quintana Roo in Mexico. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | It occurs in lowland areas of tropical semi-deciduous forests and thorn forests. It can also occur in degraded and secondary forest. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Deforestation for agriculture and logging is a threat in parts of the species' range. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | Several populations occur in protected areas. |
Bibliography [top]
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Campbell, J.A. 1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán and Belize. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). Lee, J.C. 1996. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. 500 pp. Lee, J.C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New YorkA. Schulz, K.D. 1996. A monograph of the Colubrid snakes of the genus Elaphe Fitzinger. Koeltz Scientific Books, Germany. |
| Citation: | Lee, J. 2007. Pantherophis flavirufus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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