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Nerodia erythrogaster (plain-bellied water snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Nerodia erythrogaster was named by Clark (1903). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Nerodia erythrogaster Clark

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyNatricinaeBonaparte 1838
genusNerodiaBaird and Girard 1853
specieserythrogasterClark 1903

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nerodia erythrogaster Clark 1903 [plain-bellied water snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: piscivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 16:00:07
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:00:07
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 2.58800 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) Nerodia erythrogaster (18320)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Nerodia erythrogaster (20384)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Nerodia erythrogaster (20530)