| Scientific Name:	Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) Common Names: Southern Watersnake, Southern Water Snake
 Taxonomic Notes:	Salt marsh populations that were formerly included in this species are now regarded as a distinct species, N. clarkii (Lawson 1987, Lawson et al. 1991); hybrids between clarkii and fasciata occur in disturbed areas.
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