Species: Masticophis taeniatus

Striped Whipsnake
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Reptilia

    Order

    Squamata

    Family

    Colubridae

    Genus

    Masticophis

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Reptiles - Snakes
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae - Masticophis - as a valid genus.
    Migration
    false - true - false - In Utah, males migrated an average of 992 m, females 1455 m, between winter den and summer range (Parker and Brown 1980).
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    true
    Food Comments
    Young eat mainly lizards; adults eat mainly lizards and small mammals (Parker and Brown 1980). Also eats insects and small birds (Stebbins 1985).
    Reproduction Comments
    Lays clutch of 3-12 eggs, June-July; eggs hatch in 50-57 days, August-September; females are sexually mature in 2-3 years (Stebbins 1985, Nussbaum et al. 1983).
    Ecology Comments
    In Utah, population density was about 0.11-0.33/ha (excluding snakes less than 1 year old) (Parker and Brown 1980).
    Length
    183
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2005-12-06
    Global Status Last Changed
    1996-10-30
    Other Status

    LC - Least concern

    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - The range extends from southeastern Washington and southern Idaho south through Oregon, eastern California, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, western and central Texas, Chihuahua, western Coahuila, Durango, and Zacatecas to northeastern Jalisco; the eastern and southern range limits in Mexico are poorly understood (Camper and Dixon 1994). The elevational range extends to 3,077 meters in Inyo County, California (Stumpel 1995, Herpetological Review 26:102).
    Global Range Code
    H
    Global Range Description
    >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
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