Nerodia paucimaculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 paucimaculata

Name

• Nerodia paucimaculata (Tinkle & Conant, 1961)

Holotype: AMNH 85542, adult ♂, collected by D.W. Tinkle and D.L. McGregor on 8 October 1960.

Type locality: “The Colorado River south of the city limits of Robert Lee, Coke County, Texas”, United States.

Combinations

• Natrix harteri paucimaculata Tinkle & Conant, 1961: 34 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Nerodia harteri paucimaculata — Collins, Huheey, Knight & Smith, 1978: 31 [subsequent combination]
• Nerodia paucimaculata — Densmore, Rose & Kain, 1992: 67 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Tinkle, D.W. & Conant, R. 1961. The discovery of the water snake, Natrix harteri, in western Texas with the description of a new subspecies. Southwestern Naturalist 6(1): 33–44. DOI: 10.2307/3669366 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Nerodia paucimaculata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 May 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Nerodia paucimaculata  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T14631A4452043. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T14631A4452043.en

Vernacular names

English: Concho Water Snake