Natrix maura Linnaeus 1758 (water snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Alternative combination: Coluber maurus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Natrix according to W. E. Engelmann et al. 1993
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Coluber podolicus, Natrix longivertebrata, Natrix merkurensis, Natrix mlynarskii, Natrix natrix, Natrix parva
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Spain (6), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (3)
• Pliocene of Spain (2)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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