Gulf Salt Marsh Watersnake
Nerodia clarkii clarkii
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- N. c. clarkii – Brazoria Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- N. c. clarkii – Brazoria Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- N. c. clarkii – Galveston Co, TX – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- N. c. clarkii – Matagorda Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- N. c. clarkii – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Nerodia c. clarkii occurs only near the brackish waters along the Texas Gulf Coast from the Texas-Louisiana border to as far south as Corpus Christi Bay in Nueces County.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nerodia clarkii clarkii (Baird & Girard – 1853)
Genus: Nerodia, Greek – honors Nereis, a Greek sea nymph
Species/Subspecies: clarkii, honors John H. Clark
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962