Scientific Name
    Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
            Park
    Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    northern copperhead
            Park Synonyms
    
            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: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee).  Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC.  180pp.
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Data Source: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee).  Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC.  180pp.
        
            Abundance
    Common
    Abundance Notes
    Data Source: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee).  Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC.  180pp.
        
        Seasonality Tags
        - 
            Breeder
                Data Source: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee). Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC. 180pp.
 
Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
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    References
    
    Vouchers
    
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            External Links
    
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            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    sac - I & M Office
            Created Date
    12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    ERaskin@nps.gov
            Last Modified Date
    9/13/2018 8:21:04 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Detail: Species Land Mgr Comments: ELEMENT IS ON PARK'S SPECIES LIST. El.Site Db Code: USNPSER*127. TNC Code: ARADE01013., Park Species Data Source: Converted from SE.xls file by I & M Office
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