Great Plains Ratsnake
Pantherophis guttatus emoryi
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- P. g. emoryi – Santa Fe Co, NM – photo by Robert Capriccio
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- P. g. emoryi – Santa Fe Co, NM – photo by Robert Capriccio
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- P. g. emoryi – Uvalde Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- P. g. emoryi – Russell Co, KS – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. g. emoryi – Russell Co, KS – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. g. emoryi – Potawattomie Co, KS – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pantherophis g. emoryi occurs throughout central and west Texas including the Panhandle region, and in southern, central and northeastern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pantherophis guttatus emoryi (Baird & Girard – 1853)
Genus: Pantherophis, Greek – panther = panther + ophis = snake or serpent
Species: guttatus, Latin = spotted, speckled
Subspecies: emoryi, honors William H. Emory
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962