for
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan) – Prairie Kingsnake
and
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
(Holbrook) – Northern Mole Kingsnake
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Taxonomy:
Crother et al. (2017),
accepting the conclusions of McKelvy and Burbrink (2017), listed the three
former subspecies making up the L.
calligaster complex as full species. Two of these, L. rhombomaculata
(Northern Mole Kingsnake) and L.
calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake) occur in Tennessee.
Distribution:
Lampropeltis
calligaster
occupies areas in the
western third of the state while L.
rhombomaculata is found in much of East Tennessee and the southern part of
Middle Tennessee (McKelvy and Burbrink 2016). A zone of hybridization is
indicated in Middle Tennessee where the two species come into contact (Powers
and Niemiller 2013).
Museum Records
by Counties: Anderson—FLMNH
19690.
Benton—APSU 19873.
Blount—APSU
3762; GSMNP 4005; UTKVZC 6654.
Cannon—MTSU
83S.
Carroll—APSU 17488; MTSU 162S; LSUMZ 34955.
Chester—APSU
13300, 13301.
Coffee—APSU
17671; MTSU 151S.
Franklin—MCZ
65526.
Gibson—APSU
19605.
Hamilton—MTSU
99S.
Henry—LSUMZ 43948.
Knox—MCZ 79, 208; UTKVZC 4192,
4442.
Lawrence—LSUMZ 43966.
McMinn—FLMNH 10781-10783, 10785-10787, 10789,
11778, 33466.
McNairy—APSU
19309.
Monroe—FLMNH 10784, 10788.
Montgomery—APSU 2110, 2112, 2115, 2120, 2126, 2132, 2349, 3588, 4312,
4487, 5075, 5963, 6012, 6108; FLMNH 116008; LSUMZ 35482. Putnam—NCSM 8166, 8170,
8174, 8180, 8468; TTU 58, 298, 733.
Rhea—FLMNH 10780.
Roane—APSU 2500.
Robertson—APSU 4343.
Stewart—APSU 400, 4966, 4974,
5549.
Weakley—APSU 15706.
White—NCSM
8198.
Literature
Sources by Counties:
Anderson—Byrd
and Fox (2017).
Benton—Hromoda et al. (2018).
Blount—Huheey
and Stupka (1965, 1967), Tilley and Huheey (2001).
Carroll—Conant (1930). Chester—Parker
(1947, 1948), Endsley (1954).
Cocke—Conant (1930).
Coffee—Himebaugh (2005),
Miller et al. (2005), Niemiller (2005).
Dickson—Sinclair (1951a), Gentry
(1956).
Franklin—McCrady and Rodarmor (1967), Cameron and McCrady (1978).
Gibson—Owen
et al. (2016).
Hamilton—Miller (1996).
Knox—Blanchard
(1920b, 1921), Tyron (1989).
Lawrence—Gentry
(1956).
Madison—Parker
(1947, 1948).
Montgomery—Scott
(1967), Scott and
Snyder (1968), Zirkle (1993).
McNairy—Butterfield
et al. (2012).
Polk—Ash (1945).
Rhea—Gentry (1956).
Roane—Johnson (1964).
Warren—Niemiller et al. (2006).
Wayne—Gentry (1956).
Questionable
and/or Erroneous Records: One
specimen was collected by Glenn Gentry in 1958 (LSUMZ 34955) from Natchez Trace
State Park. No specific county was
provided and the Park occurs in both Carroll and Henderson counties.
To denote the possibility that the specimen was from Henderson County, a
question mark was placed in Henderson County on the distribution map for the
species.
Conservation Status: None.
Posted: 23 March 2009
Latest Revision: 5 February 2019
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