Nerodia clarkii

Nerodia clarkii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Nerodia
Species: Nerodia clarkii
Subspecies (3): N. c. clarkii – N. c. compressicauda – N. c. taeniata

Name

Nerodia clarkii (Baird & Girard, 1853)

• Holotype: USNM 2264, adult indet., collected by J.H. Clark [U.S.-Mex. Boundary Survey] between 1850–1852, via J.D. Graham.
• Type locality: “Indianola”, Calhoun County, Texas, United States.

Combinations

• Regina clarkii Baird & Girard, 1853: 48 [original combination]
• Natrix clarkii — Cope, 1892: 669 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidonotus clarkii — Boulenger, 1893: 238 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi 172 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Nerodia clarkii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Nerodia clarkii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63852A12722122. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63852A12722122.en

Vernacular names

English: Salt Marsh Water Snake