Specimen Information

Agkistrodon piscivorus
Agkistrodon piscivorus
(Cottonmouth)
Reptiles-Snakes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115746
GroupReptiles-Snakes
GenusAgkistrodon
Speciespiscivorus
Common NameCottonmouth
StateCO
CountyAdams
LocalityMarshall Reservoir, 6 mi SE of Boulder
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle South Platte-Cherry Creek
HUC8 Number10190003
HUC10 NameBig Dry Creek-South Platte River
HUC10 Number1019000304
HUC12 NameTodd Creek-South Platte River
HUC12 Number101900030405
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12179
Author:Livo, L.J., G.A. Hammerson, and H.M. Smith
Date:1998
Title:Summary of Amphibians and Reptiles Introduced into Colorado.
Journal:Northwestern Naturalist
Volume:79
Issue:1
Pages:1-11
Commentsintroduced by a farmer to scare away fishermen
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalUniversity of Colorado
Museum Cat NumberUCM 13880
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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