Conant's garter snake (Thamnophis conanti) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Conant's 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. conanti |
Binomial name | |
Thamnophis conanti |
Etymology
editThe specific name conanti is in honor of the American herpetologist Roger Conant.[1]
Geographic range
editT. conanti is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitat of T. conanti is oak woodland at elevations above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[3]
Reproduction
editT. conanti is viviparous.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnophis conanti, p. 57).
- ^ a b Species Thamnophis conanti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Rossman & Burbrink (2005).
Further reading
edit- Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Rossman, Douglas A.; Burbrink, Frank T. (2005). "Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (79): 1-43. (Thamnophis conanti, new species, pp. 29–31, Figure 12).
- Woolrich-Piña GA, García-Padilla E, DeSantis DL, Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, Wilson LD (2017). "The herpetofauna of Puebla, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 4 (4): 791–884.
External links
edit- Species Thamnophis conanti at The Reptile Database
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