Pantherophis ramspotti

Pantherophis ramspotti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pantherophis
Species:
P. ramspotti
Binomial name
Pantherophis ramspotti

Pantherophis ramspotti, commonly known as the western fox snake, is a species of rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the upper Midwestern United States, west of the Mississippi River.[3][2] It is nonvenomous.

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  2. ^ a b Crother, Brian I.; White, Mary E.; Savage, Jay M.; Eckstut, Mallory E.; Graham, Matthew R.; Gardner, David W. (2011). "A Reevaluation of the Status of the Foxsnakes Pantherophis gloydi Conant and P. vulpinus Baird and Girard (Lepidosauria)". ISRN Zoology. 2011: 1–15. doi:10.5402/2011/436049.
  3. ^ Weinell, Jeffrey L.; Austin, Christopher C. (March 2017). "Refugia and Speciation in North American Scarlet Snakes (Cemophora)". Journal of Herpetology. 51 (1): 161–171. doi:10.1670/15-125. S2CID 90085222.