Ring-necked snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ring-necked snake lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diadophis punctatus
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the ring-necked snake live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ring-necked snake in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

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 ring-necked snake endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the ring-necked snake?

The ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Diadophis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ring-necked snake

Diadophis punctatus, commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a small, harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in Central Mexico and as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada. Ring-necked snakes are generally fossorial and somewhat secretive, by nature, and, as a nocturnal species, are rarely seen during the daytime. These snakes are believed to be fairly abundant throughout most of their range, though no scientific evaluation supports this hypothesis. Scientific research is lacking for the species, despite their apparently common status, and more in-depth investigations are greatly needed. It is the only species within the genus Diadophis and, currently, 14 subspecies are identified, though many herpetologists question the morphologically based classifications.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ring-necked snake (revision 1373368975), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2704229 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).