Florida banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris) Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
From: http://cars.er.usgs.gov/Education/sldshw/herpetology/slides.html (slide 17)
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The Florida banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris), a subspecies of the banded water snake (southern water snake - Nerodia fasciata), is a nonvenomous natricine colubrid native to the southeastern United States. The Florida banded water snake is endemic throughout Florida and southeastern Georgia. In addition, it has been introduced to Brownsville, Texas. It has also established populations in Folsom and Harbor City, California. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Colubridae, Subfamily: Natricinae, Genus: Nerodia, Species: N. fasciata, Subspecies: Nerodia fasciata pictiventris (Cope, 1895).
Synonyms:
Natrix fasciata pictiventris Cope, 1895
Natrix sipedon pictiventris — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
Natrix fasciata pictiventris — Conant, 1975
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris — H.M. Smith & Brodie, 1982
