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Nerodia cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) - Mississippi Green Watersnake


Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

County Map

County map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
County map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Historical locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 6 March 2024.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Historical county map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 6 March 2024.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Major Watersheds locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Native Status

Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake) has a total of 15 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 2 counties and 6 localities. There are a total of 5 collectors and 7 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 9 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1897 and its most recent collection year is 1961. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are April 23 and October 3, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Butler 2 4 3 3 4 1897 1907
Dunklin 3 10 4 5 6 1904 1961

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Watersnake). Counties are listed in descending order of their likelihood of having this species. Click on a county to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood County Rationale Ecoregion / Watershed
6 Ripley Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains
6 Stoddard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains
6 Wayne Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains
8 Bollinger Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains
8 Pemiscot Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles St. Francis Lowlands
9 New Madrid Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Suborder:
Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758 - Snakes
Family:
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Harmless Live-bearing Snakes
Genus:
Nerodia Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Watersnakes
Species:
Nerodia cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) - Mississippi Green Watersnake

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)