Noteworthy Geographic Distribution Records for Colubrid Snakes from the Arkansas Valley Ecoregion of Westcentral Arkansas, USA

摘要

Thirty-eight species and subspecies of colubrid snakes occur in Arkansas (Trauth et al. 2004). Since the compilation ofTrauth et al. (op, cit), numerous investigators have recently reported new county records for colubrids in various parts of the state (Engelbert and Patrick 2007; Engelbert et al. 2007; Howey and Dinkelacker 2007; Plummer and McKenzie 2007; Robison and McAllister 2007) Between December 2005 and September 2006, additional geographic (new county) records for eight species of colubrids were collected from Johnson, Pope, and Yell counties of the Arkansas Valley of west-central Arkansas. Township, section, and range are provided for each locality. Specimens were verified by S. E. Trauth and vouchers are deposited in the Arkansas State University Herpetological Museum (ASUMZ), State University, Arkansas. Current common and scientific names follow Crother et al. (2000) except where noted.