Western ground snake

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q3021047
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Western ground snake

Summary

Western ground snake is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western ground snake's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Western ground snake is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Western ground snake's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Western ground snake is classified within Sonora[6].
  • Western ground snake's scientific name is Sonora semiannulata[7].
  • Western ground snake's Commons category is recorded as Sonora semiannulata[8].
  • Western ground snake's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. semiannulata'}[9].
  • Western ground snake is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Groundsnake'}[10].
  • Western ground snake is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ground Snake'}[11].
  • Western ground snake's diel cycle is recorded as cathemeral[12].

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Classification

Western ground snake's scientific name is Sonora semiannulata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Sonora[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Groundsnake'}[10] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ground Snake'}[11].

Identifiers

Western ground snake's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 28649[13]. Western ground snake's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 186602[14]. Western ground snake's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 962167[15]. Western ground snake's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2453084[16]. Western ground snake's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174275[17].

Why It Matters

Western ground snake ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Sonora
    Diel cycle cathemeral
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Instance of taxon
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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