πPituophis catenifer
Pituophis catenifer is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America. Nine subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies, P. c. catenifer, described here.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2007.
- Body mass
- 7.28 kg
- Body length
- 2.79 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 34 years
Everything we know about the Pituophis catenifer
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass7.28 kgrecord 1.59 kg Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Body length2.79 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan34 yearsrecord 34 years Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Activity cycleCathemeralReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Foraging modeACTReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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VenomousNoReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Volume l7.3 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Pituophis catenifer yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassSquamata
- βΊfamilyColubridae
- βΊgenusPituophis
- βΊspeciesPituophis catenifer
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- infraorderSnakes Β· Serpentes
- genusPituophis
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- infraorderSnakes Β· Serpentes
- genusPituophis
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