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Basic information
Diadophis punctatus
Ring-necked Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusRing-necked Snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka tečkovaná
- English name
- Ring-necked Snake
- Alternative names
- Coralbelly Ringneck Snake, Culebra de Collar, Halsbandnatter, Key Ringneck Snake, Mississippi Ringneck Snake, Monterey Ringneck Snake, Northern Ringneck Snake, Northwestern Ringneck Snake, Pacific Ringneck Snake, Prairie Ringneck Snake, Regal Ringneck Snake, Ringhalsnatter, Ringneck Snake, San Bernardino Ringneck Snake, San Diego Ringneck Snake, Southern Ringneck Snake
- Synonyms
- Coluber punctatus, Coluber torquatus, Diadophis amabilis, Diadophis amabilis occidentalis, Diadophis amabilis similis, Diadophis amabilis vandenburgii, Diadophis anthonyi, Diadophis arnyi, Diadophis laetus, Diadophis occidentalis, Diadophis pulchellus, Diadophis punctatus dougesii, Diadophis punctatus pallidus, Diadophis punctatus similis, Diadophis regalis, Diadophis regalis arizonae, Diadophis regalis blanchardi, Diadophis similis, Diadophis texensis, Diadophis vandenburgii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Alpine, Arid, Chaparral, Coastal, Forest, Grassland, Marsh, Prairie, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Hide, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 870 mm
- SVL
- max 459 mm
- Body mass
- max 118.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.17 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Carnivore, Invertivore, Mollusks, Reptiles, Worms
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 18.2–20.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–11 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3589D · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13338 · dryad-v5