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Scientific Name
Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
northern water snake
Park Synonyms
Nerodia sipedon, Natrix sipedon sipedon
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
InfraorderAlethinophidia
FamilyColubridae
SubfamilyNatricinae
GenusNerodia
SpeciesNerodia sipedon
SubspeciesNerodia sipedon sipedon
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
Common
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.
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
6
Vouchers
2
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
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
5/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonyms Nerodia sipedon (TSN #174251) and Natrix sipedon sipedon (TSN #174254) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Stein, 1992. NPBIB-42813., Accepted Detail: Hulse et al., 2001. Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
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