Mexican garter snake
| Mexican garter snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 gartersnake (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).
Subspecies
10 subspecies are known:
- Mexican gartersnake, 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
- ↑ "Thamnophis eques". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007. 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- Species Thamnophis eques at The Reptile Database
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