Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Parent taxon: Natricinae according to D. Parmley and K. B. Hunter 2010
See also Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Holman 1985, Mead and Steadman 2017 and Parmley and Holman 1995
Sister taxa: Clonophis, Micronatrix, Neonatrix, Paleonatrix, Regina, Rhabdophis, Seminatrix, Tropidoclonion, Virginia
Subtaxa: Nerodia erythrogaster Nerodia fasciata Nerodia floridana Nerodia hibbardi Nerodia hillmani Nerodia rhombifer Nerodia sipedon Nerodia taxispilota
Ecology: amphibious carnivore-piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), United States (38: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (11: Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska)
• Hemphillian of United States (4: Indiana, Nebraska, Tennessee)
• Miocene of United States (7: Florida, Kansas, Nebraska)
Total: 61 collections including 67 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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