Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell) – Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell) – Diamond-backed Watersnake

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     Exact locality, based on specimen(s) or photographs examined
     Exact locality, based on literature record believed valid
     Approximate locality based on specimen(s) or photographs examined
     Approximate locality based on literature record believed valid
     County record only, based on specimens or photographs examined
     County record only, based on literature report believed valid
     Type locality
?      Questionable and/or problematic record

 

Taxonomy:  There are no subspecies recognized for Nerodia rhombifera (Crother, 2008). 

Distribution:  The Diamond-backed Watersnake is known from both Mississippi and Tennessee River drainages in West Tennessee.  It has also been reported from the Cumberland River Drainage in Stewart and Montgomery counties in Middle Tennessee. 

Museum Records by Counties: BentonAPSU 13568.  DecaturKU 3001.  DyerUSNM 30694.  FayetteAPSU 16907, 16909.  GibsonAPSU 3338.  HardemanAPSU 12283, 16876; LSUMZ 34932-34934.  HardinUTKVZC 4208.  HaywoodAPSU 15744-15748; AUM 21634.  HenryMSU 836; UMMZ 53530.  LakeAPSU 2169, 2172, 2180, 2185, 2187-2189, 2192, 12882, 12883, 12891, 13509, 13511-13516, 13575, 13576, 13578, 13580, 13588-13591, 14616, 15323; AUM 1908; KU 21800; MoSU R441, R443, R444, R788-R792, R2578, R2579, R2675, R2921-R2925, R3349, R3350, R3489, R3490, R3690-R3694, R4264, R780B; NCSM 8194, 8733-8737; SIU R-964, R-1110, R-1321, R-1879; TTU 278, 468-471, 691; UIMNH 1157; UTKVZC 4711, 4811, 4692-4709.  LauderdaleUTKVZC 3871, 3874, 3928.  MontgomeryAPSU 17684.  ObionAMNH R-71231-R-71236; APSU 2124, 2161, 2162, 2164, 2167, 2186, 5252, 13510, 13573, 13577, 13579, 13581-13587; FLMNH 13072-1, 13072-2; KU 82776-82778; LSUMZ 43977, 43982; MoSU R260, R438, R440, R779; MSU 870, 1277; SIU R-833, R-1156, R-1322, R-1600, R-1609; UL 4278-4282; UMMZ 53196.  ShelbyAPSU 11905, 11906, 12273, 12274, 12380, 12383, 12387, 12879, 12884, 12893, 12900, 12901, 13564-13567, 13569-13572, 15715, 15716, 15740-15743, 15941-15945, 16181, 16902-16904, 16906, 17522, 17875, 17879; FMNH 26002; MSU 1276; UMMZ 77675.  StewartAPSU 292, 608, 927, 4346; UL 3714.  WeakleyAPSU 13574. 

Literature Sources by Counties: BentonParker (1948), Gibbons and Dorcas (2004).  DecaturGibbons and Dorcas (2004).  DyerBlanchard (1922), Gibbons and Dorcas (2004).  HardemanParker (1948), Norton (1971), Norton and Harvey (1975), Gibbons and Dorcas (2004).  HardinGibbons and Dorcas (2004).   HaywoodGibbons and Dorcas (2004), Stanley (2005). HenryGibbons and Dorcas (2004).  LakeParker (1948), Hess (1966), Mount and Schwaner (1970), Scudder and Burghardt (1983), Burkett and Huggins (1994), Gibbons and Dorcas (2004).  LauderdaleGibbons and Dorcas (2004).  ObionCagle (1937), Parker (1937a, 1948), Burkett and Huggins (1994), Gibbons and Dorcas (2004), Goodman and Monks (2006).  ShelbyParker (1941, 1948), Hassell (1961), Eubanks and Pecor (2003), Gibbons and Dorcas (2004).  StewartGibbons and Dorcas (2004). 

Questionable and/or Erroneous Records: None. 

Protection Status: None.

Posted: 22 September 2008

Latest Revision: 18 February 2010


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