Mississippi Green Water Snake
(Nerodia cyclopion)
Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Genus
Nerodia
Species
cyclopion
Subspecies
N/A
Common Name
Mississippi Green Water Snake
Other Names
Green Water Snake
Conservation
Status
Global: G5
Alabama: S1/S2
(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 cyclopion — WALLACH et al. 2014: 483
Tropidonotus cyclopion DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 576
Tropidonotus cyclopium — GARMAN 1884: 26
Tropidonotus cyclopium [sic] — BOULENGER 1893: 244
Natrix cyclopion — LOENNBERG 1894
Natrix cyclopion — BURT 1935
Natrix cyclopion — CLAY 1938
Nerodia cyclopion — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 147
Nerodia cyclopion — MATTISON 1995: 162
Nerodia cyclopion — CROTHER 2000: 67
Nerodia cyclopion — WALLACH et al. 2014: 483
Tropidonotus cyclopium — GARMAN 1884: 26
Tropidonotus cyclopium [sic] — BOULENGER 1893: 244
Natrix cyclopion — LOENNBERG 1894
Natrix cyclopion — BURT 1935
Natrix cyclopion — CLAY 1938
Nerodia cyclopion — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 147
Nerodia cyclopion — MATTISON 1995: 162
Nerodia cyclopion — CROTHER 2000: 67
Nerodia cyclopion — WALLACH et al. 2014: 483
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Keeled dorsal scales in 27-29 rows (midbody). 1-3 Small scales between the ocular and upper labials. A divided anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the… More. Split subcaudial scales.
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Habitat
Distribution:
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Feeding Habits:
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Breeding:
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Ecology:
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Status:
Status1’3
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