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Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer


Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

County Map

County map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
County map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Historical locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 6 March 2024.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Historical county map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 6 March 2024.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Major Watersheds locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Native Status

Coluber constrictor (North American Racer) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Coluber constrictor (North American Racer) has a total of 731 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 114 counties and 551 localities. There are a total of 200 collectors and 475 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 512 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1889 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 18 and November 20, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Coluber constrictor (North American Racer) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Adair 5 5 5 5 5 1959 2010
Andrew 2 2 2 2 2 1959 1978
Atchison 2 2 1 2 2 1986 1986
Audrain 2 2 2 2 2 1939 1999
Barry 5 8 3 5 5 1930 1968
Barton 7 8 11 7 7 1935 2022
Bates 3 4 1 3 3 1943 1958
Benton 5 6 4 5 5 1943 2012
Bollinger 5 6 6 5 5 1936 1999
Boone 24 59 10 29 33 1945 2020
Buchanan 2 2 2 2 2 1993 2004
Butler 3 4 3 3 3 1939 1987
Caldwell 5 10 2 5 5 1954 2017
Callaway 8 8 1 7 7 1998 2023
Camden 4 4 7 4 4 1967 1999
Cape Girardeau 2 4 3 3 3 1914 1995
Carroll 1 2 1 1 1 1944 1944
Carter 8 9 13 9 9 1930 2002
Cass 2 2 2 2 2 1950 2016
Cedar 3 3 5 3 3 1982 2012
Chariton 6 6 3 6 6 1939 2016
Christian 2 2 4 2 2 2003 2007
Clark 1 1 2 1 1 2011 2011
Clay 7 7 7 7 7 1949 1967
Clinton 2 2 1 2 2 1960 1961
Cole 1 1 1 1 1 1999 1999
Cooper 3 3 3 3 3 1968 1996
Crawford 4 6 5 4 4 1898 2004
Dade 6 6 3 5 5 1982 2018
Dallas 4 4 4 4 4 1939 2014
Daviess 6 9 5 6 6 1940 2016
De Kalb 1 23 1 2 2 1960 1960
Dent 7 9 9 8 9 1909 2013
Douglas 2 2 3 2 2 1975 2005
Dunklin 6 7 3 6 6 1957 1966
Franklin 5 6 5 5 5 1933 2011
Gasconade 4 4 3 4 4 1991 2015
Gentry 1 1 1 1 1 2000 2000
Greene 12 15 10 14 14 1959 2023
Grundy 3 4 2 3 3 1963 1982
Harrison 3 3 4 3 3 1992 2001
Henry 1 1 1 1 1 2004 2004
Hickory 4 4 4 4 4 1961 2005
Holt 14 19 5 16 16 1939 2018
Howard 2 2 2 2 2 2000 2000
Howell 3 3 3 2 3 1970 1970
Iron 3 3 2 3 3 1950 2009
Jackson 33 62 8 36 41 1914 1982
Jasper 5 7 5 5 6 1899 2019
Jefferson 28 33 12 12 14 1897 1971
Johnson 10 13 11 13 13 1960 2016
Knox 4 4 3 3 3 1961 2003
Laclede 2 2 3 2 2 2000 2002
Lafayette 2 2 2 2 2 1983 2019
Lawrence 3 3 3 1 3
Lewis 2 2 2 2 2 2001 2013
Lincoln 3 4 4 4 4 1964 2012
Linn 5 7 6 5 5 1941 2023
Livingston 2 2 2 2 2 1962 2020
Macon 5 5 5 5 5 1993 2021
Madison 4 4 5 4 4 1976 2003
Maries 5 5 3 4 4 1958 2022
Marion 2 2 2 2 2 2002 2015
McDonald 3 3 3 3 3 1930 1972
Mercer 1 1 1 1 1 1950 1950
Miller 2 2 4 2 2 1968 2010
Mississippi 1 1 1 1 1 2007 2007
Moniteau 2 2 4 2 2 1992 1993
Monroe 3 3 5 3 3 1983 2008
Montgomery 5 5 4 5 5 1901 2018
Morgan 6 6 6 5 6 1940 2002
New Madrid 1 1 1 1 1 2020 2020
Newton 3 3 4 3 3 1984 2002
Nodaway 3 6 2 5 5 1905 1969
Oregon 8 10 9 8 8 1900 2007
Osage 2 2 2 2 2 2000 2010
Ozark 6 6 6 6 6 1902 2003
Pemiscot 2 2 2 2 2 1962 1962
Perry 3 3 3 3 3 1995 2011
Pettis 5 6 4 5 5 1939 2004
Phelps 8 8 8 8 8 1945 2020
Pike 8 8 6 8 8 1948 2021
Platte 4 4 3 4 4 1931 1950
Polk 8 8 5 7 7 2000 2016
Pulaski 3 4 3 4 4 1954 1972
Putnam 3 3 2 3 3 1950 2015
Ralls 1 1 1 1 1 2002 2002
Randolph 4 4 2 4 4 1961 2013
Ray 6 10 1 6 6 1951 1962
Reynolds 6 7 7 5 7 1939 1964
Ripley 3 3 3 3 3 1996 2008
Saint Charles 7 7 5 7 7 1939 2010
Saint Clair 8 10 13 8 9 1938 2007
Sainte Genevieve 4 4 5 4 4 1932 2014
Saint Francois 5 5 10 5 5 1931 2008
Saint Louis 13 24 9 15 17 1889 1971
Saline 3 5 3 3 3 1940 2013
Schuyler 2 2 1 2 2 2003 2008
Scotland 3 3 2 2 2 2003 2005
Scott 4 4 5 4 4 1938 2015
Shannon 8 8 14 8 8 1941 2010
Shelby 3 3 2 3 3 1961 2015
Stoddard 4 5 4 4 4 1938 1949
Stone 5 7 6 7 7 1906 1973
Sullivan 3 3 2 2 2 2005 2009
Taney 5 7 7 6 6 1966 2009
Texas 6 6 3 5 5 1932 2004
Vernon 2 3 2 3 3 1936 1937
Warren 2 2 2 2 2 1996 2001
Washington 4 8 4 5 6 1909 1966
Wayne 11 15 16 12 12 1935 2010
Webster 2 2 4 2 2 1959 2003
Worth 1 1 1 1 1 2000 2000
Wright 4 5 2 4 4 1932 2003

Potential County Records

There are no potential county records for this species as it has been verified in every Missouri county.

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Suborder:
Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758 - Snakes
Family:
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 - Typical Harmless Snakes
Genus:
Coluber Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racers, Coachwhips, and Whipsnakes
Species:
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)