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Northern Water Snake

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q2163958
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Northern Water Snake

Summary

Northern Water Snake is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,485 views/month, #1,261 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern Water Snake's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Northern Water Snake is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Northern Water Snake's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Northern Water Snake belongs to the parent taxon Nerodia[6].
  • Northern Water Snake's scientific name is Nerodia sipedon[7].
  • Northern Water Snake's Commons category is recorded as Nerodia sipedon[8].
  • Northern Water Snake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nerodia sipedon[9].
  • Northern Water Snake's Commons gallery is recorded as Nerodia sipedon[10].
  • Northern Water Snake's described by source is recorded as Water Snake[11].
  • Northern Water Snake's original combination is recorded as Coluber sipedon[12].
  • Northern Water Snake's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. sipedon'}[13].
  • Northern Water Snake is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lake Erie Water Snake'}[14].
  • Northern Water Snake's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].
  • Northern Water Snake's diel cycle is recorded as cathemeral[16].

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Classification

Northern Water Snake's scientific name is Nerodia sipedon[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Nerodia[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lake Erie Water Snake'}[14].

Identifiers

Northern Water Snake's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 29305[17]. Northern Water Snake's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8592[18]. Northern Water Snake's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559528[19]. Northern Water Snake's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5223334[20]. Northern Water Snake's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174251[21].

Why It Matters

Northern Water Snake ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,485 views/month, #1,261 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Described by source → Water Snake
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560778205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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