Nerodia taxispilota

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Nerodia taxispilota

Taxonavigation

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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 taxispilota

Name

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Nerodia taxispilota (Holbrook, 1838)

  • Syntypes (n=2): MCZ 16 and MCZ 21, collected by J.E. Holbrook between 1822–1836.
  • Type locality: “sea-board of South Carolina” and “neighbourhood of the Altamaha river in Georgia, United States”.

Combinations

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  • Coluber taxispilotus Holbrook, 1838: 113 [original combination]
  • Tropidonotus taxispilotusHolbrook, 1842: 35 [subsequent combination]
  • Nerodia taxispilotaBaird & Girard, 1853: 43 [subsequent combination]
  • Natrix taxispilotaCope, 1889: 392 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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  • Holbrook, J.E. 1836–1840. North American Herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. J. Dobson: Philadelphia. Volume I: 120 pp. + XXIII pls. BHL; Volume II: 125 pp. + XXX pls. BHL; Volume III: 122 pp. + XXX pls. BHL; Volume IV: 126 pp. + XXVIII pls. BHL Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Brown Water Snake
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