An individual instance of Agkistrodon contortrix (Copperhead)
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http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/ind-baskauf/37539


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This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.

This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.

Remarks: It is not known whether this individual was captured or reared in captivity.


Identifications:


Agkistrodon contortrix

(Linnaeus, 1766)

sec. Behler King 1979

common name: Copperhead
family: Viperidae
Identified 2004-08-08 by Steven J. Baskauf


Location:


The Nature Station, Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, Trigg County, Kentucky, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.90159°, -88.03624°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 20 m.

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Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2004-08-08
Remarks:Captive specimen, not in the wild


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Behler King 1979 =

Behler, John L. and F. Wayne King, 1979. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, NY, US.


Metadata last modified: 2019-10-16T22:24:42.018-05:00
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