Concho Water Snake
Nerodia paucimaculata
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- N. paucimaculata – Concho Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Toby Hibbitts
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Nerodia paucimaculata occurs only in the Colorado-Concho watershed as it exits the Brazos River drainage in central Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: Nerodia paucimaculata, formerly classified as a subspecies of N. harteri, is a Threatened species in the State of Texas.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nerodia harteri (Tinkle & Conant – 1961)
Genus: Nerodia, Greek – honors Nereis, a Greek sea nymph
Species: paucimaculata, Latin – paucis = few + maculata = spotted – ref. reduced spotting on venter
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006