| Subspecies | Taxon author | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. c. affinis | (Hallowell, 1852) | Sonoran gopher snake | |
| P. c. annectens | Baird & Girard, 1853 | San Diego gopher snake | |
| P. c. catenifer | (Blainville, 1835) | Pacific gopher snake | The United States, from Oregon west of the Cascade Range, south into California, west of the Sierra Nevada to northern Santa Barbara County and the Tehachapi Mountains. |
| P. c. deserticola | Stejneger, 1893 | Great Basin gopher snake | |
| P. c. pumilis | Klauber, 1946 | Santa Cruz gopher snake | |
| P. c. sayi | (Schlegel, 1837) | Bullsnake | Central and western North America. |
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