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Tan Racer (Coluber constrictor etheridgei)STATUS





Description: The tan racer, as its name implies, is typically a solid tan in color. Juveniles have a pattern of dark brown dorsal blotches, which fade to solid tan at about a year of age. The underside is typically gray or white, sometimes with yellow spotting.[citation needed] It typically grows from 30 to 60 inches in total length (including tail). It has large eyes, with round pupils, and excellent vision.


Habitat: The tan racer prefers habitats of pine flatwoods.


Range: C. c. etheridgei is found in west-central Louisiana and adjacent eastern Texas.


Found in these States: LA | TX


Diet: Its diet consists of a wide variety of prey, but primarily includes rodents, and lizards.


Reproduction: C. c. etheridgei is oviparous. Mating occurs in the spring, and a clutch of approximately 30 eggs is laid typically in the month of May, to hatch mid summer.


Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.


Taxonomy:

»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
   »» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
     »» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
       »» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
         »» Order: Squamata - Scaled Reptiles
           »» Suborder: Serpentes
             »» Superfamily: Colubroidea
               »» Family: Colubridae - Colubrids
                   »» Genus: Coluber
                     »» Species: Coluber constrictor - North American Racers
                       »» Subspecies: Coluber constrictor etheridgei - Tan Racer

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