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Taxonomy: Lampropeltis nigra, formally a subspecies of Lampropeltis getula, was elevated to full species by Pyron and Burbrink (2009a) and is listed as a monotypic taxon by Crother et al. (2012).
Distribution:
The Eastern Black Kingsnake
has been documented throughout all of Tennessee, except for the extreme
northeastern counties.
Museum Records
by Counties:
Anderson—UMMZ 115686; USNM 307590; UTKVZC 4443, 7022. Benton—APSU 5534, 13305,
15721, 15722; USNM 855441.
Blount—GSMNP 4006, 4007, 4012, 10904; UTKVZC 4445, 6661.
Campbell—MCZ 178251; UTKVZC 3458.
Carroll—APSU 18161. Cheatham—APSU 3539,
19286.
Claiborne—APSU
19140.
Coffee—APSU 17669.
Crockett—APSU 18952, 18972, 19038.
Cumberland—KU 74114-74119, 74121. Davidson—APSU 2257, 2319,
2908, 3336, 5478; CMNH 11463; USNM 310978. DeKalb—LSUMZ 19017,
19018; SIUC R-1873, uncataloged (5 specimens); TTU 166, 167.
Dickson—APSU 2260, 2698, 3155, 15711.
Dyer—APSU 19455.
Fayette—APSU 15210-15220, 15714, 16104, 16694. Franklin—MCZ 60854.
Giles—AUM 6004.
Grundy—APSU 19072.
Hamblen—USNM 226574.
Hancock—NLU 17630. Hardeman—APSU 15718, 16862, 16872, 16873; CMNH 16797; UMMZ
134152-134156. Hawkins—USNM 291902.
Haywood—APSU 18242.
Henderson—UMMZ 230351. Henry—UTKVZC 3941.
Hickman—LSUMZ 43994.
Houston—APSU 17572, 17701. Jackson—TTU 942.
Knox—MCZ 204; UTKVCZ 2093, 4194, 4774, 4775, 6543. Lake—APSU 13322; KU 21806, 206543; USNM 103099.
Lauderdale—APSU
19195.
Lawrence—APSU 19415.
Lewis—APSU 15709, 15710. Lincoln—LSUMZ 47036.
Marshall—APSU
19241.
Maury—CMNH 72252.
McMinn—LSUMZ 19012, 48412. McNairy—APSU 12357.
Monroe—LSUMZ 19020; USNM 297273, RH78-185. Montgomery—APSU
2122, 3123, 3124, 3263, 3307, 5074, 5159, 5160, 5162, 5264, 5265. Obion—APSU 2246, 2346,
2355, 13304, 13329,
19641; USNM 307589.
Overton—TTU uncataloged (1 specimens).
Perry—APSU 4338.
Polk—LSUMZ 19013-19016, 38727, 38765-38767, 38910.
Putnam—LSUMZ 19019, 34926; TTU 331, 880.
Robertson—APSU 18026.
Scott—NLU 19251.
Sevier—GSMNP 4008; USNM 169328. Shelby—APSU 11892-11894, 12354, 12358, 12377, 12416, 12935,
13306, 13312, 13318, 13320, 13321, 13330, 15712, 15713, 15838, 15839, 16693;
UMMZ 210808-210817, 218827, 218828.
Stewart—APSU 529, 637, 640, 657, 687, 688, 708, 741, 907, 959, 2111,
15705, 18109, 18110; LSUMZ 35408; UTKVZC 4649.
Sumner—APSU 19733; USNM 2362, 87313, 323235.
Weakley—APSU
13319. Williamson—APSU 19492.
Wilson—APSU 15723;
SIUC R-1872; TTU 520, 537, 542, 571, 576; USNM 292697; UTKVZC 2325.
Literature
Sources by Counties:
Anderson—Johnson
(1964), Byrd and Jenkins (1996), Jenkins and Byrd (1997), Colwell (1999),
Jenkins, et al. (2001), Hubbs (2009).
Faust and Blomquist (2011),
Weber and Ennen (2013), Byrd and Fox (2017).
Bedford—Reynolds
and Niemiller (2013c).
Benton—Parker (1948),
Hubbs (2009). Blount—King (1939), Huheey and Stupka (1967), Tilley and Huheey
(2001), Hubbs
(2009).
Campbell—Hubbs (2009).
Cheatham—Hubbs (2009),
Smith (2009),
Hopkins (2013).
Chester—Endsley (1954).
Claiborne—Daniels
et al. (2012).
Coffee—Miller et al. (2005),
Neimiller (2005),
Hubbs (2009). Cumberland—Blaney (1977),
Hubbs (2009).
Davidson—Hubbs (2009). DeKalb—Harris (1967),
Hubbs (2009). Dickson—Jacob (1981),
Hubbs (2009).
Dyer—Colvin and Dennison (2014b).
Fayette—Hubbs (2009). Franklin—McCrady and Rodarmor (1967), Cameron and McCrady (1978),
Hubbs (2009).
Giles—Hubbs (2009).
Grainger—Grisnik et al. (2018).
Grundy—Cantrell
et al. (2011).
Hamblen—Hubbs (2009).
Hamilton—Wilson et al. (2012).
Hancock—Hubbs (2009).
Hardeman—Norton and Harvey
(1975),
Hubbs (2009).
Hawkins—Hubbs (2009).
Haywood—Stanley (2005).
Henry—Blanchard (1921, 1922),
Hubbs (2009).
Hickman—Hubbs (2009). Houston—Smith (1959),
Hubbs (2009).
Jackson—Hubbs (2009). Knox—Blanchard (1921, Blaney (1977),
Hubbs (2009). Lake—Parker (1948),
Hubbs (2009).
Lauderdale—Colvin
and Hendren (2013).
Lawrence—Clark and Foster (2013).
Lewis—Hubbs (2009).
Lincoln—Hubbs (2009).
Marshall—Foster et al. (2013).
Maury—Hubbs (2009).
McMinn—Blaney (1977),
Hubbs (2009). Meigs—Johnson (1958), Blaney (1977),
Hubbs (2009).
Monroe—Hubbs (2009). Montgomery—Scott (1967), Scott and
Snyder (1968), Zirkle (1993),
Hubbs (2009). Obion—Rhoads (1895), Blanchard (1921, 1922), Parker (1937a,
1948), Hubbs
(2009). Overton—Gentry (1941), DeLotelle (1976),
Hubbs (2009).
Perry—Hubbs (2009). Polk—Ash (1945), Blaney
(1977), Hubbs
(2009).
Putnam—Hubbs (2009).
Roane—Johnson (1964),
Hubbs (2009).
Robertson—Hubbs (2009).
Rutherford—Spiess
(2004), Niemiller et al. (2011), Green and Cobb (2011b).
Scott—Hubbs (2009).
Sevier—Huheey and Stupka (1967),
Hubbs (2009). Shelby—Parker (1941, 1948), Hassell (1961),
Hubbs (2009).
Stewart—Jacob (1981), Davenport (2005), Davenport and Scott (2009),
Hubbs (2009).
Sumner—Yarrow (1882), Cope (1900), Blanchard (1921),
Hubbs (2009).
Union—Reynolds
and Niemiller (2013c).
Van Buren—Reynolds
and Niemiller (2013c).
Weakley—Parker (1948),
Hubbs (2009).
Williamson—Cromwell and Foster (2014).
Wilson—Jordan, et al. (1968), Jordan (1986), Niemiller et al. (2011),
Hubbs (2009).
Questionable
and/or Erroneous Records:
None.
Conservation
Status:
None.
Posted: 26 June 2009
Latest Revision: 27 May 2019
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