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Agkistrodon conanti

(Gloyd, 1969)

Florida Cottonmouth

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106380
Element CodeARADE01021
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyViperidae
GenusAgkistrodon
Synonyms
Agkistrodon piscivorus conantiGloyd, 1969
Concept Reference
Collins, J. T. 1990. Standard common and current scientific names for North American amphibians and reptiles. 3rd ed. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Herpetological Circular No. 19. 41 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Using multi-locus nuclear data, Burbrink and Guiher (2015) partially confirmed previous mitochondrial hypotheses (Guiher and Burbrink 2008) that the two North American species (A. contortrix and A. piscivorus) each consist of multiple species-level taxa. This species comprises the previously recognized subspecies Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti.
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-01-08
Change Date1997-01-08
Range Extent Comments
The range of this species extends from southern Florida to approximately Savannah, Georgia, and west to south-eastern Alabama (Burbrink and Guiher 2015).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (8)
Florida (8)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Impassable BayOsceola National Forest2,789
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
Natural Area WsaOsceola National Forest2,543
PinhookOsceola National Forest15,405
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
References (6)
  1. Burbrink, F. T., and T. J. Guiher. 2014 [2015]. Considering gene flow when using coalescent methods to delimit lineages of North American pitvipers of the genus <i>Agkistrodon</i>. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 173(2):505-526.
  2. Collins, J. T. 1990. Standard common and current scientific names for North American amphibians and reptiles. 3rd ed. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Herpetological Circular No. 19. 41 pp.
  3. Crother, B. I. (editor). 2008. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. Sixth edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Herpetological Circular 37:1-84. Online with updates at: http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
  4. Crother, B. I. (editor). 2012. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. 7th edition. SSAR Herpetological Circular 39:1-92.
  5. Crother, B. I. (editor). 2017. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. 8th edition. SSAR Herpetological Circular 43:1-104. [Updates in SSAR North American Species Names Database at: https://ssarherps.org/cndb]
  6. Guiher, T.J. and F.T. Burbrink. 2008. Demographic and phylogeographic histories of two venomous North American snakes of the genus <i>Agkistrodon</i>. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48: 543–553.