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Scientific Name
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
northern copperhead
Park Synonyms
Agkistrodon contortrix
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
| Family | Viperidae |
| Subfamily | Crotalinae |
| Genus | Agkistrodon |
| Species | Agkistrodon contortrix |
| Subspecies | Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Management Tags
- Exploitation Concern
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Reviewed and updated by John L. Behler, based on data from the 2000-02 amphibian and reptile inventories conducted by NPS in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JLS
Created Date
3/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
jshreiner@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
3/12/2015 8:17:12 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Agkistrodon contortrix (TSN #174296) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Stein, 1978. NPBIB-7890., Accepted Detail: Hulse et al., 2001. Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
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Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (FONE)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI)
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (FRSP)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
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Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (HOFU)
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
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Gettysburg National Military Park (GETT)
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New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA)
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Suitland Parkway (SUIT)
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
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