Diamond-backed Water Snake
(Nerodia rhombifer)
Hallowell, 1852
Genus
Nerodia
Species
rhombifer
Subspecies
N/A
Common Name
Diamond-backed Water Snake
Other Names
Diamondback Water Snake
Conservation
Status
Global: G5
Alabama: S3/S4
(What does this mean?)
Alabama Low Conservation Concern: P4
Taxa that are secure, yet conservation concerns exist because of one of four of the following: relative abundance; limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems; specialized habitat needs/increasing habitat vulnerability due to natural/human-caused factors. Research on specific problems suggested.
Taxon
Nerodia rhombifer — WALLACH et al. 2014: 484
Tropidonotus rhombifera HALLOWELL 1852: 177
Tropidonotus rhombifer — HALLOWELL 1852: 177
Nerodia rhombifer — BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 147
Nerodia holbrookii BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 43
Natrix rhombifera — ALLEN 1932
Natrix rhombifera — CLIBURN 1956
Natrix rhombifera — SMITH & SMITH 1976
Nerodia rhombifera — MCCALLISTER 1985
Nerodia rhombifera rhombifera — MEHRTENS 1987: 161
Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 149
Nerodia rhombifer — LINER 1994
Nerodia rhombifer — CROTHER 2000
Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 155
Nerodia rhombifer — CROTHER et al. 2012
Nerodia rhombifer — WALLACH et al. 2014: 484
Tropidonotus rhombifer — HALLOWELL 1852: 177
Nerodia rhombifer — BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 147
Nerodia holbrookii BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 43
Natrix rhombifera — ALLEN 1932
Natrix rhombifera — CLIBURN 1956
Natrix rhombifera — SMITH & SMITH 1976
Nerodia rhombifera — MCCALLISTER 1985
Nerodia rhombifera rhombifera — MEHRTENS 1987: 161
Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 149
Nerodia rhombifer — LINER 1994
Nerodia rhombifer — CROTHER 2000
Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 155
Nerodia rhombifer — CROTHER et al. 2012
Nerodia rhombifer — WALLACH et al. 2014: 484
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Keeled dorsal scales in 25-31 rows (midbody). A divided anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the…. Split subcaudial scales.
Habitat:
Habitat
Distribution:
distribution
Feeding Habits:
feeding habits
Breeding:
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Ecology:
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Status:
Status
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