Natrix natrix ssp helvetica (Lacépède, 1789)
(Barred Grass Snake)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesNatrix natrix ssp helvetica (Barred Grass Snake)
SpeciesNatrix helvetica (Grass Snake)
GenusNatrix (a genus of reptiles)
FamilyCOLUBRIDAE (grass and smooth snakes)
OrderSQUAMATA (snakes and lizards)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kindler, C. et al. 2017 Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species Scientific Reports.

Natrix natrix ssp helvetica (Barred Grass Snake) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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