Yellow-bellied Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster
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- N. e. flavigaster – Brazos Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- N. e. flavigaster – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- N. e. flavigaster Habitat – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- N. e. flavigaster – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Nerodia e. flavigaster occurs throughout east Texas
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nerodia erythrogaster flaigaster (Conant – 1949)
Genus: Nerodia, Greek – honors Nereis, a Greek sea nymph
Species: erythrogaster, Greek – erythros = red + gaster = belly – ref. red color of belly of nominate subspecies
Subspecies: flavigaster, Latin – flavus = yellow + Greek – gaster = belly – ref. yellow color of belly
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006