Nerodia sipedon

Nerodia sipedon

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 sipedon
Subspecies (4): N. s. insularum – N. s. pleuralis – N. s. sipedon – N. s. williamengelsi

Name

Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Type material: unknown.
• Type locality: “America septentrionali”.

Combinations

• Coluber sipedon Linnaeus, 1758: 219 [original combination]
• Tropidonotus sipedon — Holbrook, 1842: 29 [subsequent combination]
• Nerodia sipedon — Baird & Girard, 1853: 38 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Nerodia sipedon. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 June 2022.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Nerodia sipedon  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T62239A12583567. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T62239A12583567.en. Accessed on 09 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Tsetsêhestâhese: Sásêškóvéta
Deutsch: Siegelring-Schwimmnatter
English: Northern Water Snake
español: Serpiente de agua del norte
français: Couleuvre d'eau
Nederlands: zegelslang
українська: Американський вуж північний

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