| Mexican garter snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. eques |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophis eques (Reuss, 1834) | |
The Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico and in the United States (Arizona and New Mexico). This essentially harmless snake is semi-aquatic and most of the 10 recognized subspecies are restricted to lake basins in Mexico.[2]
Subspecies
Ten subspecies are known:
- Mexican garter snake, T. e. eques (Reuss, 1834)
- Laguna Totolcingo garter snake, T. e. carmenensis Conant, 2003
- T. e. cuitzeoensis Conant, 2003
- T. e. diluvialis Conant, 2003
- T. e. insperatus Conant, 2003
- northern Mexican garter snake, T. e. megalops (Kennicott, 1860)
- T. e. obscurus Conant, 2003
- T. e. patzcuaroensis Conant, 2003
- T. e. scotti Conant, 2003
- T. e. virgatenuis Conant, 1963
References
- ↑ Hammerson, G.A.; Vazquez Díaz, J. & Quintero Díaz, G.E. (2007). "Thamnophis eques". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63977A12732882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63977A12732882.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ Conant, R. (2003). "Observations on garter snakes of the Thamnophis eques complex in the lakes of Mexico's transvolcanic belt, with descriptions of new taxa". American Museum Novitates (3406): 1–64. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)406<0001:OOGSOT>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/2832. S2CID 86078121.
- Species Thamnophis eques at The Reptile Database
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