home   about   search

biodiversity explorer

the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Natriciteres (marsh snakes)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata > Serpentes (snakes) > Family: Colubridae > Subfamily: Natricinae

This genus consists of two species.

Species native to southern Africa

Natriciteres olivcea (Olive marsh snake)

Often has a shortened tail due to previous encounters with predators.

 

Natriciteres sylvatica (Southern forest marsh snake) 

Often confused with other harmless snakes.