Scientific Name
    Nerodia sipedon sipedon
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
            Park
    New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    common watersnake
            Park Synonyms
    Natrix sipedon
            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 | Colubridae | 
| Subfamily | Natricinae | 
| Genus | Nerodia | 
| Species | Nerodia sipedon | 
| Subspecies | Nerodia sipedon sipedon | 
Occurrence
    Present
    Occurrence Notes
    Data Source: Thomas K. Pauley, Marshall University, 7/13/2010.
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Data Source: Thomas K. Pauley, Marshall University, 7/13/2010.
        
            Abundance
    Common
    Abundance Notes
    Data Source: Thomas K. Pauley, Marshall University, 7/13/2010.
        
        Seasonality Tags
        - 
            Breeder
                Data Source: Thomas K. Pauley, Marshall University, 7/13/2010.
 
Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
11    
    References
    
    Vouchers
    
6    
            External Links
    
0    
            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    amk - I & M Office
            Created Date
    1/5/2000 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
            Last Modified Date
    7/13/2010 12:00:00 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Detail: See synonym Natrix sipedon (TSN #174252) to view additional species evidence. See individual observation profiles for additional data--Pauley, 1992. NPBIB-105122., Park Species Data Source: Buhlmann and Vaughan, 1987. NPBIB-16503, Accepted Detail: Pauley, T.K. 2009. Checklist of Reptiles in West Virginia; Pauley, T. K. 2009. Checklist of Amphibians in West Virginia.
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