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Taxonomy: Of the four subspecies
recognized for the Eastern Ribbonsnake (Crother et al. 2008), only
T. s. sauritus (Common Ribbonsnake)
occurs in Tennessee (Conant and Collins 1998).
Distribution: The Common Ribbonsnake is
known from West Tennessee and from several counties on the Highland Rim in
southern and western Middle Tennessee.
Museum Records
by Counties:
Carroll—USNM 85528.
Cheatham—APSU 4318; LSUMZ
43959, 43961.
Coffee—APSU 17666.
Giles—LSUMZ 40507.
Hardeman—UMMZ 134138.
Henry—UMMZ 53386.
Hickman—LSUMZ
35187.
Houston—APSU 17546, 17700.
Humphreys—APSU
4322.
Lake—APSU 14002; NCSM
8469; TTU 625A; UL 4318.
Madison—UMMZ 78515.
Montgomery—APSU 2238, 5322, 5934,
5978.
Obion—APSU 14004.
Shelby—APSU 12304, 12306, 12309,
14214.
Stewart—APSU 200, 202,
542, 632, 634, 662, 908, 966.
Literature
Sources by Counties:
Cheatham—Smith (2009).
Chester—Endsley
(1954).
Coffee—Miller
et al. (2005), Neimiller (2005).
Franklin—McCrady and
Rodarmor (1967), Cameron and McCrady (1978).
Hardeman—Parker (1948).
Hardin—Endsley (1954).
Haywood—Stanley
(2005).
Henry—Blanchard (1922).
Lake—Parker (1937a, 1948).
Montgomery—Scott (1967),
Scott and Snyder (1968).
Obion—Blanchard (1922), Parker
(1937a, 1948).
Shelby—Parker (1948).
Questionable
and/or Erroneous Records:
None.
Conservation Status: None.
Posted: 24 July 2009
Latest Revision: 22 October 2009
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