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Western Fox Snake. Fox snake or foxsnake is the common name given to some North American rat snakes of the genus Pantherophis. It is generally agreed that there are two such species, but three candidate species names have arisen for them: Pantherophis gloydi (eastern fox snake), originally described by Conant in 1940, merged with P. vulpinus in ...
This is a list of snake species known to be found in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] Concerns and listed statuses come from the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board's February 2011 Checklist of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey's website.
Between about 1990 and 2011, foxsnakes were sometimes divided into two species, with P. vulpinus as the western foxsnake, and P. gloydi as the eastern foxsnake. A 2011 paper by Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham and Gardner proposed instead that the Mississippi River be established as the species boundary between two species of foxsnakes, and that those found to its east be considered P ...
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 .
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. ... Fox snake, three species of Pantherophis; Forest flame snake; G. Garter snake. Checkered garter snake;
The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed). The state bird is the Northern cardinal . The state insect is the monarch butterfly .
In contrast to blue racers, eastern fox snakes were often found under front porches, in barns/garages, and in the foundations of houses; whereas, most (but not all) blue racers were observed in more "natural" settings. Therefore, blue racers are more confined to areas with minimal anthropogenic activity. Campbell and Perrin also noted that ...
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