Biology:Large-headed water snake
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Short description: Species of snake
| Natrix megalocephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Natrix |
| Species: | N. megalocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Natrix megalocephala Orlov & B. Tuniyev, 1987
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The large-headed water snake (Natrix megalocephala) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
N. megalocephala is native to the Caucasus region, and has been recorded in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia , and Turkey.[2]
Taxonomy
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. natrix natrix.[3]
References
- ↑ Tuniyev B, Ananjeva NB, Orlov NL, Tuniyev S (2009). "Natrix megacephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/14367/0. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ↑ Tuniyev, Boris; Ananjeva, Natalia; Orlov, Nikolai; Tuniyev, Sako (2009). "Natrix megalocephala: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/14367/0.
- ↑ "Taxonomic status of Natrix megalocephala". Strasbourg: Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. 7 October 2005. https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBlobGet&InstranetImage=1304176&SecMode=1&DocId=1441004&Usage=2.
Wikidata ☰ Q1401237 entry
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