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Mexican garter snake

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Mexican garter snake
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.