Gulf Saltmarsh Snake
(Nerodia clarkii clarkii)
Baird & Girard, 1853
Genus
Nerodia
Species
clarkii
Subspecies
clarkii
Common Name
Gulf Saltmarsh Snake
Other Names
Salt marsh snake, Clarke’s water snake, bay moccasin
Conservation
Status
Global: T3
Alabama: S2
(What does this mean?)
Alabama High Conservation Concern: P2
Taxa imperiled because of three of four of the following rarity; very limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems; specialized habitat needs/habitat vulnerability due to natural/human-caused factors. Timely research and/or conservation action needed.
Taxon
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — CROTHER et al. 2012
Regina Clarkii BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 48
Tropidonotus clarkii — BOULENGER 1893: 238
Natrix compressicauda — BARBOUR 1915
Natrix clarki — ALLEN 1932
Natrix sipedon clarkii — CLAY 1938: 180
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 155
Nerodia clarkii taeniata — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 155
Nerodia clarkii compressicauda — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 155
Nerodia clarki — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 627
Natrix fasciata clarki
Nerodia clarkii — CROTHER et al. 2012
Nerodia clarkii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 483
Nerodia clarkii clarkii (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1853)
Regina Clarkii BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 48
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — CROTHER 2000: 66
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 147
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — CROTHER et al. 2012
Tropidonotus clarkii — BOULENGER 1893: 238
Natrix compressicauda — BARBOUR 1915
Natrix clarki — ALLEN 1932
Natrix sipedon clarkii — CLAY 1938: 180
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 155
Nerodia clarkii taeniata — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 155
Nerodia clarkii compressicauda — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 155
Nerodia clarki — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 627
Natrix fasciata clarki
Nerodia clarkii — CROTHER et al. 2012
Nerodia clarkii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 483
Nerodia clarkii clarkii (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1853)
Regina Clarkii BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 48
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — CROTHER 2000: 66
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 147
Nerodia clarkii clarkii — CROTHER et al. 2012
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Keeled dorsal scales in 21-23 rows (midbody). A divided anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the…. Split subcaudial scales.
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