Thornscrub Ratsnake
Pantherophis guttatus meahllmorum
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- P. g. meahllmorum – Cameron Co, TX – photo by Terry Cox
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- P. g. meahllmorum – Cameron Co, TX – photo by Terry Cox
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- P. g. meahllmorum – Jim Hogg Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- P. g. meahllmorum – Nueces Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- P. g. meahllmorum – Nueces Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- P. g. meahllmorum – Webb Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- P. g. meahllmorum – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pantherophis meahllmorum occurs in southern Texas
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pantherophis guttatus meahllmorum (Smith, Chiszar, Staley & Tepedelen, 1994)
Genus: Pantherophis, Greek – panther = panther + ophis = snake or serpent
Species: guttatus, Latin = spotted, speckled
Subspecies: meahllmorum, honors eleven associates of the senior author
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962