NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Variable Marsh Snake
Natriciteres variegata (Peters, 1861)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Natriciteres variegata, the variable marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found in Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Sudan, and Liberia.
Wikipedia contributors, Natriciteres variegata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:00:01.318175+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Natriciteres variegata (Peters, 1861)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1861)
- Common name
- Variable Marsh Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Natriciteres
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyNatricinae
- genusNatriciteres
- speciesNatriciteres variegata (Peters, 1861)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Natriciteres. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Forest Marsh SnakeNatriciteres bipostocularis Broadley, 1962 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| (Forest) Marsh SnakeNatriciteres fuliginoides (Günther, 1858) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Variable Marsh SnakeNatriciteres pembana (Loveridge, 1935) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Forest Marsh SnakeNatriciteres sylvatica Broadley, 1966 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Olive Marsh SnakeNatriciteres olivacea (Peters, 1854) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mizodon variegatus Peters, 1861 Peters, 1861 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Natriciteres&species=variegata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45TZM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.