Nerodia clarkii

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 clarkii
Subspecies (3): N. c. clarkii – N. c. compressicauda – N. c. taeniata

Name

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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

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

References

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Primary references

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  • 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
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Vernacular names

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English: Salt Marsh Water Snake