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Natrix natrix

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Natrix natrix was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is the type species of Natrix.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. erythrogaster, N. hibbardi, N. rudabanyaensis, N. sansaniensis, N. tesselata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Natrix natrix Linnaeus
1930Natrix natrix Hay p. 270

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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
genusNatrixLaurenti 1768
speciesnatrixLinnaeus 1758

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.

†Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 15 to the top of the Holocene or 4.20000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 14 - MN 154.9 - 3.2Poland Natrix natrix (33873)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Slovakia (Trenčín) Natrix natrix (34255)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Austria (Lower Austria) Natrix natrix (167680)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Spain (Catalonia) Natrix natrix (167736)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) Natrix natrix (35369)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Slovakia Natrix natrix (41026)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Poland Natrix natrix (32485)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania (Ilfov) Natrix natrix (230700)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Poland Natrix natrix (33480)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Natrix natrix (45063 45065 45067 45069)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands (Limburg) Natrix natrix (192405)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Natrix natrix (49995 49997)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Poland Natrix natrix (33874 34192 195226)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Natrix natrix (122802 195218)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Poland (Krakow) Natrix natrix (48542)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) Natrix natrix (34920)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Villaverde) Natrix natrix (206172)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Poland Natrix natrix (48544 48545)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) Natrix natrix (34870)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Natrix natrix (34981 92901 195119)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) Natrix natrix (34932)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Midi-Pyrenees) Natrix natrix (195222 195223)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castilla-Leon) Natrix natrix (34925)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Natrix natrix (195198)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Somerset) Natrix natrix (195199)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greece (Peloponnesos) Natrix natrix (200080 200082)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Natrix natrix (49999)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Natrix natrix (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Palencia) Natrix natrix (205284)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Poland (Krakow) Natrix natrix (33977)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Norfolk) Natrix natrix (195206)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Natrix natrix (33976)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Georgia Natrix natrix (56735)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Natrix natrix (215362)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Natrix natrix (93804 93805 93816 93820)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Essex) Natrix natrix (195203)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Natrix natrix (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Sussex) Natrix natrix (195208)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Veneto) Natrix natrix (193569)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Poland Natrix natrix (48553 48554)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Natrix natrix (215365 215376 215378)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Germany (Bayern) Natrix natrix (52489 52490 52492 52493 52512 52513 52514 52516)