Brazos Water Snake
Nerodia harteri
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- N. harteri – Concho Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Diana Terry Hibbitts
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Nerodia harteri occurs only in the upper Brazos River drainage region of central Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: Nerodia harteri is listed as a Threatened species by the State of Texas.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nerodia harteri (Trapido – 1941)
Genus: Nerodia, Greek – honors Nereis, a Greek sea nymph
Species: harteri, honors Phillip Harter
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006