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nerodia clarkii taeniata
12-22-2016

Nerodia clarkii taeniata

Nerodia clarkii taeniata NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. Salt marsh snakes grow to a total length of 15 inches (38 cm) to 30 inches (76 cm), and are highly variable in pattern and coloration. Populations of the Gulf salt marsh snake (N. c. clarkii) from the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas, to the Gulf Hammock region of Florida are gray, tan or yellow with four brown to black longitudinal stripes.

ITIS Reports — Nerodia clarkii taeniata ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Nerodia clarkii, commonly known as the salt marsh snake, is a species of semiaquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snake found in the southeastern United States, in the brackish salt marshes along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas, with a population in northern Cuba.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Atlantic Salt Marsh snake (Nerodia clarkii taeniata)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 12/29/1977 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Atlantic Salt Marsh snake, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Florida
  • US Counties in which the Atlantic Salt Marsh snake, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Atlantic Salt Marsh snake, Wherever found is known to occur: Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
  • Additional species information
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Atlantic Salt Marsh snake.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/15/1993 Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/15/1993 Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
09/23/2014 79 FR 56821 56823 5-Year Status Reviews of 27 Southeastern Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
04/26/2007 72 FR 20866 20868 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 22 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
03/24/2008 Atlantic salt marsh snake 5-Year Review
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