Large-headed water snake

Large-headed water snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Natrix
Species: N. megalocephala
Binomial name
Natrix megalocephala
Orlov & Tuniyev, 1987

The large-headed water snake (Natrix megalocephala) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is native to the Caucasus region and has been recorded in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey.[2]

N. megalocephala was added to Annex II of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats in 1996 but as of 2005 taxonomic studies have recommended this taxon for removal as it may not be genetically distinct from N. n. natrix.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Tuniyev, B.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Orlov, N.L; Tuniyev, S (2009). "Natrix megacephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  2. ↑ Boris Tuniyev; Natalia Ananjeva; Nikolai Orlov; Sako Tuniyev (2009). "Natrix megalocephala: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009".
  3. ↑ Dr Max Kasparek, MEDASSET (7 October 2005). "Taxonomic status of Natrix megalocephala". Strasbourg: CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS.


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