Black Swamp Snake
(Liodytes pygaea pygaea)
Cope, 1871
Genus
Liodytes
Species
pygaea
Subspecies
pygaea
Common Name
Black Swamp Snake
Other Names
North Florida Swamp Snake, North Florida Black Swamp Snake, Swamp Snake.
Conservation
Status
Global: G5,T5
Alabama: S1
(What does this mean?)
Alabama Moderate Conservation Concern: P3
Taxa with conservation problems because of insufficient data or because of two of four of the following: small populations; limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems specialized habitat needs/habitat vulnerability due to natural/human caused factors. Research and/or conservation action recommended.
Taxon
Liodytes pygaea pygaea — GUYER et al. 2018
Liodytes pygaea pygaea (COPE 1871)
Contia pygaea COPE 1871: 223
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — MEHRTENS 1987: 167
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — CROTHER 2000
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 161
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — CROTHER et al. 2012
Liodytes pygaea pygaea — GUYER et al. 2018
Contia pygaea COPE 1871: 223
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — MEHRTENS 1987: 167
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — CROTHER 2000
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 161
Seminatrix pygaea pygaea — CROTHER et al. 2012
Liodytes pygaea pygaea — GUYER et al. 2018
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Smooth dorsal scales in 17 rows (midbody). A divided anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the… More. Split subcaudial scales.
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