Venomous

Cottonmouth

(Agkistrodon piscivorus)

Lacépède 1789

Genus

Agkistrodon

Species

piscivorus

Subspecies

Northern (piscivorus), Florida (conanti)

Common Name

Northern Cottonmouth (piscivorus) Florida Cottonmouth (conanti)

Other Names

Water Moccasin, Swamp Moccasin, Black Moccasin

Conservation

Status

Global: G5

Alabama: piscivorus S5 conanti SNR

(What does this mean?)

Alabama Lowest Conservation Concern: P5

Priority 5 Lowest

taxa that are demonstrably secure, with size of population stable/increasing, geographical distribution stable/expanding, population trend/population viability stable/increasing, relatively limited habitat vulnerability due to natural/human caused factors, or an unusual visitor to the state. No specific monitoring or conservation action needed.

Taxon

Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — GUYER et al. 2018

Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — GUYER et al. 2018

Crotalus piscivorus LACÉPÈDE 1789: 130
Acontias leucostoma TROOST 1836: 176
Trigonocephalus piscivorus — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854: 1491
Ancistrodon piscivorus — COPE 1860: 336
Toxicophis piscivorus — BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
Toxicophis pugnax — BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — GLOYD & CONANT 1943: 166
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma — GLOYD & CONANT 1943: 164
Toxicophis pugnax — SCHMIDT 1954: 306
Agkistrodon piscivorous — MEHRTENS 1987: 355 (in error)
Agkistrodon piscivorus — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 228
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 229
Agkistrodon piscivorus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 238
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — CROTHER 2000: 56
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma — CROTHER 2000: 56
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma — DIXON 2000
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 494
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 490
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — CROTHER et al. 2012
Agkistrodon piscivorus — CROTHER et al. 2012
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma — CROTHER et al. 2012
Agkistrodon piscivorus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 18
Agkistrodon piscivorus — BURBRINK & GUIHER 2014
Agkistrodon piscivorus — CROTHER et al. 2017
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — GUYER et al. 2018

Subspecies

Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti GLOYD 1969: 226
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 229
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — CROTHER 2000: 56
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 491
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — SCHMIDT & KUNZ 2005
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — CROTHER et al. 2012
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — LILLYWHITE 2014: 24
Agkistrodon conanti — BURBRINK & GUIHER 2014
Agkistrodon conanti — SHEEHY et al. 2017
Agkistrodon conanti — CROTHER et al. 2017
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — GUYER et al. 2018