Nerodia clarkii

Nerodia clarkii
N. clarkii compressicauda,
red color phase
N. clarkii compressicauda,
normal color phase

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Nerodia
Species:
N. clarkii
Binomial name
Nerodia clarkii
(Baird & Girard, 1853)
Nerodia clarkii resides in coastal areas in shaded counties.

Gulf salt marsh snake:      
Mangrove salt marsh snake:       Atlantic salt marsh snake:      

Synonyms[3]
  • Regina clarkii
    — Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Nerodia compressicauda
    — Kennicott, 1860
  • Natrix clarkii
    — Cope, 1892
  • Tropidonotus clarkii
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Natrix compressicauda tæniata
    Cope, 1895
  • Natrix compressicauda
    — Barbour, 1915
  • Natrix sipedon clarkii
    — Schmidt & Davis, 1941
  • Natrix fasciata clarki
    — Conant, 1975
  • Nerodia clarkii
    — Conant & Collins, 1991

Nerodia clarkii, commonly known as the salt marsh snake, is a species of semi-aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snake found in the southeastern United States. Their range extends along the brackish salt marshes of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast from Texas to Florida, with an additional population in northern Cuba.[2] Different subspecies of this snake are primarily identified via color patterns on each snake's belly, or anterior.[4]

  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Nerodia clarkii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63852A12722122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63852A12722122.en. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Nerodia clarkii". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. 7 April 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Nerodia clarkii (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1853)". reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ "Saltmarsh Watersnake". ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 4 June 2023.