Pituophis melanoleucus

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q1663774
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Pituophis melanoleucus

Summary

Pituophis melanoleucus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (421 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pituophis melanoleucus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus belongs to the parent taxon Pituophis[6].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus is endemic to United States[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pituophis melanoleucus is Pituophis melanoleucus[8].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus's Commons category is recorded as Pituophis melanoleucus[9].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pituophis melanoleucus[10].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus's Commons gallery is recorded as Pituophis melanoleucus[11].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus's described by source is recorded as Pine Snake[12].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. melanoleucus'}[13].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pinesnake'}[14].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pine Snake'}[15].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'črnoglavi gož pihavec'}[16].
  • Pituophis melanoleucus's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pituophis melanoleucus is Pituophis melanoleucus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pituophis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pinesnake'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pine Snake'}[15], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'črnoglavi gož pihavec'}[16].

Distribution

Pituophis melanoleucus is endemic to United States[7].

Identifiers

Pituophis melanoleucus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 29034[18]. Pituophis melanoleucus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8595[19]. Pituophis melanoleucus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 791056[20]. Pituophis melanoleucus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2453855[21]. Pituophis melanoleucus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174263[22].

Why It Matters

Pituophis melanoleucus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (421 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . Morphology and evolution of the snake cornea. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Pine Snake
    Diel cycle nocturnal
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