NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eastern Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pituophis melanoleucus, commonly known as the eastern pine snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. Three subspecies are traditionally recognized as being valid, though taxonomic changes may be occurring.
Wikipedia contributors, Pituophis melanoleucus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:14:15.085537+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803)
- Name authority
- (Daudin, 1803)
- Common name
- Eastern Pine Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pituophis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusPituophis
- speciesPituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pituophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bullsnake [sayi]Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Louisiana Pine SnakePituophis ruthveni Stull, 1929 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape Gopher SnakePituophis vertebralis (Blainville, 1835) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican Bull SnakePituophis deppei (Duméril, 1853) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cincuate Bull SnakePituophis lineaticollis (Cope, 1861) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Churchillia bellona Baird & Girard, 1852 Baird & Girard, 1852 | synonym |
| Pituophis loedingi Blanchard, 1924 Blanchard, 1924 | synonym |
| Coluber melanoleucus Daudin, 1803 Daudin, 1803 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pituophis&species=melanoleucus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JCGW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.