Nerodia taxispilota

Nerodia taxispilota

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 taxispilota

Name

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

• Coluber taxispilotus Holbrook, 1838: 113 [original combination]
• Tropidonotus taxispilotus — Holbrook, 1842: 35 [subsequent combination]
• Nerodia taxispilota — Baird & Girard, 1853: 43 [subsequent combination]
• Natrix taxispilota — Cope, 1889: 392 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Nerodia taxispilota  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63857A12722712. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63857A12722712.en

Vernacular names

English: Brown Water Snake

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