Intermountain Ratsnake
Pantherophis guttatus intermontanus
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- P. g. intermountanus – Grand Co, UT – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- P. g. intermountanus – Grand Co, UT – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- P. g. intermountanus – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pantherophis g. intermontanus occurs only in eastern Utah near the Colorado border.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pantherophis guttatus intermontanus (Baird & Girard – 1853)
Genus: Pantherophis, Greek – panther = panther + ophis = snake or serpent
Species: guttatus, Latin = spotted, speckled
Subspecies: intermontanus, Latin – inter = between + montanus = mountains
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962