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
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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

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Description:

 Description

  Scale distinction:  Keeled dorsal scales in 25-31 rows (midbody). A divided anal plate. Split subcaudial scales.

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