Pituophis catenifer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pituophis catenifer lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pituophis catenifer
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the pituophis catenifer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pituophis catenifer in 3 countries and territories across North America. In Canada, Mexico it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
Canada (introduced)
Mexico (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pituophis catenifer endangered?

The pituophis catenifer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pituophis catenifer?

The pituophis catenifer (Pituophis catenifer) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Pituophis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pituophis catenifer

Pituophis catenifer, the gopher snake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America. Nine subspecies are currently recognized.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pituophis catenifer (revision 1374717240), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2705737 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).