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 rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)