Nerodia sipedon

Nerodia sipedon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Nerodia
Species:
Subspecies (4): N. s. insularum – N. s. pleuralis – N. s. sipedon – N. s. williamengelsi

Name

Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Type material: unknown.
  • Type locality: “America septentrionali”.

Combinations

  • Coluber sipedon Linnaeus, 1758: 219 [original combination]
  • Tropidonotus sipedonHolbrook, 1842: 29 [subsequent combination]
  • Nerodia sipedonBaird & Girard, 1853: 38 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • Tsetsêhestâhese: Sásêškóvéta
  • Deutsch: Siegelring-Schwimmnatter
  • English: Northern Water Snake
  • español: Serpiente de agua del norte
  • français: Couleuvre d'eau
  • Nederlands: zegelslang
  • українська: Американський вуж північний
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