Garter Snake - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

  • Longnose Garter Snake, Thamnophis angustirostris (Kennicott, 1860)
  • Aquatic Garter Snake, Thamnophis atratus
    • Santa Cruz Garter Snake, Thamnophis atratus atratus (Kennicott, 1860)
    • Oregon Garter Snake, Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus Fitch, 1936
    • Diablo Range Garter Snake, Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus Boundy, 1999
  • Shorthead Garter Snake, Thamnophis brachystoma (Cope, 1892)
  • Butler's Garter Snake, Thamnophis butleri (Cope, 1889)
  • Goldenhead Garter Snake, Thamnophis chrysocephalus (Cope, 1885)
  • Western Aquatic Garter Snake, Thamnophis couchii (Kennicott, 1859)
  • Blackneck Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis
    • Western Blackneck Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860)
    • Eastern Blackneck Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus (Cope, 1880)
    • Tropical Blackneck Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris (Jan, 1863)
    • Tepalcatepec Valley Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis postremus H.M. Smith, 1942
    • Yellow-throated Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis pulchrilatus (Cope, 1885)
  • Western Terrestrial Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans
    • Arizona Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans arizonae V. Tanner & Lowe, 1989
    • Mountain Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans elegans (Baird & Girard, 1853)
    • Mexican Wandering Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans errans H.M. Smith, 1942
    • Coast Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans terrestris Fox, 1951
    • Wandering Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans vagrans (Baird & Girard, 1853)
    • Upper Basin Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans vascotanneri W. Tanner & Lowe, 1989
    • Sierra San Pedro Mártir Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans hueyi Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1923
  • Thamnophis eques
    • Mexican Garter Snake, Thamnophis eques eques (Reuss, 1834)
    • Laguna Totolcingo Garter Snake, Thamnophis eques carmenensis Conant, 2003
    • Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis Conant, 2003
    • Thamnophis eques diluvialis Conant, 2003
    • Thamnophis eques insperatus Conant, 2003
    • Northern Mexican Garter Snake, Thamnophis eques megalops (Kennicott, 1860)
    • Thamnophis eques obscurus Conant, 2003
    • Thamnophis eques patzcuaroensis Conant, 2003
    • Thamnophis eques scotti Conant, 2003
    • Thamnophis eques virgatenuis Conant, 1963
  • Montane Garter Snake, Thamnophis exsul Rossman, 1969
  • Highland Garter Snake, Thamnophis fulvus (Bocourt, 1893)
  • Giant Garter Snake, Thamnophis gigas Fitch, 1940
  • Godman's Garter Snake, Thamnophis godmani (Günther, 1894)
  • Two-striped Garter Snake, Thamnophis hammondii (Kennicott, 1860)
  • Checkered Garter Snake, Thamnophis marcianus (Baird & Girard, 1853)
  • Blackbelly Garter Snake, Thamnophis melanogaster
    • Gray Blackbelly Garter Snake, Thamnophis melanogaster canescens H.M. Smith, 1942
    • Chihuahuan Blackbelly Garter Snake, Thamnophis melanogaster chihuahuanensis W. Tanner, 1959
    • Lined Blackbelly Garter Snake, Thamnophis melanogaster linearis H.M. Smith, Nixon & P.W. Smith, 1950
    • Mexican Blackbelly Garter Snake, Thamnophis melanogaster melanogaster (W. Peters, 1864)
  • Tamaulipan Montane Garter Snake, Thamnophis mendax Walker, 1955
  • Northwestern Garter Snake, Thamnophis ordinoides (Baird & Girard, 1852)
  • Western Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus
    • Chiapas Highland Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus alpinus Rossman, 1963
    • Arid Land Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus diabolicus Rossman, 1963
    • Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus orarius Rossman, 1963
    • Western Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus proximus (Say, 1823)
    • Redstripe Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus Rossman, 1963
    • Mexican Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus rutiloris (Cope, 1885)
  • Plains Garter Snake, Thamnophis radix (Baird & Girard, 1853)
  • Rossman's Garter Snake, Thamnophis rossmani Conant, 2000
  • Narrowhead Garter Snake, Thamnophis rufipunctatus
    • Thamnophis rufipunctatus nigronuchalis Thompson, 1957
    • Thamnophis rufipunctatus unilabialis W. Tanner, 1985
    • Thamnophis rufipunctatus rufipunctatus (Cope, 1875)
  • Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus
    • Bluestripe Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus nitae Rossman, 1963
    • Peninsula Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus sackenii (Kennicott, 1859)
    • Eastern Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus sauritus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    • Northern Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis Rossman, 1963
  • Longtail Alpine Garter Snake, Thamnophis scalaris (Cope, 1861)
  • Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake, Thamnophis scaliger (Jan, 1863)
  • Common Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis
    • Texas Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis annectens Brown, 1950
    • Red-spotted Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus (Hallowell, 1852)
    • New Mexico Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
    • Valley Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi Fox, 1951
    • California Red-sided Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis (Blainville, 1835)
    • Thamnophis sirtalis lowei W. Tanner, 1988
    • Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus Allen, 1899
    • Red-sided Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis (Say, 1823)
    • Puget Sound Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii (Baird & Girard, 1853)
    • Bluestripe Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis similis Rossman, 1965
    • Eastern Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Chicago Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus (Cope, 1892)
    • San Francisco Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia (Cope, 1875)
  • Sumichrast's Garter Snake, Thamnophis sumichrasti (Cope, 1866)
  • West Coast Garter Snake, Thamnophis valida
    • Mexican Pacific Lowlands Garter Snake, Thamnophis valida celaeno (Cope, 1860)
    • Thamnophis valida isabellae Conant, 1953
    • Thamnophis valida thamnophisoides Conant, 1961
    • Thamnophis valida valida (Kennicott, 1860)

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