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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Short-Tail Alpine Garter Snake
Description
Family Colubridae
The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]
Habitat
Ecology: The species is associated with streams
and small canyons
in semi-arid dry grasslands, shrubland and oak forest
. It can be found in secondary habitats
including agricultural areas, such as cattle pasture. It is a viviparous species.
List of Habitats:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
4.5Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Natricinae
()
- Genus:
Thamnophis
()
- Fitzinger, 1843
- Specific name:
scaliger
- Jan
- Scientific name: - Thamnophis scaliger Jan
- Specific name:
scaliger
- Jan
- Genus:
Thamnophis
(
- Subfamily:
Natricinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Thamnophis scaliger — Liner 1994
- Thamnophis scaliger — Liner 2007
- Tropidonotus scaliger — Boulenger 1893: 203
- Tropidonotus scaliger Jan 1863:70
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Thamnophis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 173 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
T. angustirostris (Longnose Garter Snake) · T. annectens · T. arabdotus · T. atractus · T. atrata · T. atratus (Pacific Coast Aquatic Garter Snake) · T. atratus aquaticus · T. atratus atratus (Western Aquatic Garter Snake) · T. atratus hydrophilus (Western Aquatic Garter Snake) · T. atratus x · T. atratus zaxanthus · T. bogerti · T. brachystoma (Short-Headed Garter Snake) · T. butleri (Butler's Garter Snake) · T. chrysocephalus (Goldenhead Garter Snake) · T. conanti · T. concinnus · T. cooperi · T. couchi · T. couchii (Western Aquatic Garter Snake) · T. couchii aquaticus · T. couchii atratus · T. couchii couchii (Western Aquatic Garter Snake) · T. couchii hammondii · T. couchi gigas · T. couchi hammondi · T. cyrtophis · T. cyrtopsis (Blackneck Garter Snake (Cyrtopsis) · T. cyrtopsis collaris (Black-Necked Garter Snake) · T. cyrtopsis cyrtopsis · T. cyrtopsis dorsalis · T. cyrtopsis ocellatus (Black-Headed Garter Snake) · T. cyrtopsis postremus · T. cyrtopsis pulchrilatus · T. digueti · T. dorsalis · T. douglassii · T. elegan · T. elegans (Western Terrestrial Garter Snake) · T. elegans arizonae (Western Terrestrial Garter Snake) · T. elegans atratus · T. elegans biscutatis · T. elegans biscutatus · T. elegans elegans (Mountain Garter Snake) · T. elegans errans · T. elegans gigas · T. elegans hammondi · T. elegans hammondii · T. elegans hueyi · T. elegans nigrescens · T. elegans terrestris (Western Terrestrial Garter Snake) · T. elegans vagrans (Western Terrestrial Garter Snake) · T. elegans vascotanneri (Western Terrestrial Garter Snake) · T. eques (Northern Mexican Garter Snake) · T. eques carmenensis · T. eques cuitzeoensis · T. eques cyrtopsis · T. eques diluvialis · T. eques eques (Mexican Garter Snake) · T. eques insperatus · T. eques megalops (Northern Mexican Garter Snake) · T. eques obscurus · T. eques patzcuaroensis · T. eques scotti · T. eques virgatenuis · T. errans · T. exsul (Montane Garter Snake) · T. fulris · T. fulvius · T. fulvus (Highland Garter Snake) · T. gigas (Giant Garter Snake) · T. godmani (Godman's Garter Snake) · T. hammondi (Two-Striped Garter Snake) · T. hammondii (Two-Striped Garter Snake) · T. hammondii hammondii · T. infernalis · T. kennerlyi · T. lineri · T. marciana · T. marcianus (Marcy's Checkered Garter Snake) · T. marcianus bovalli · T. marcianus marcianus · T. marcianus praeocularis · T. mariacanus · T. megalops · T. melanogaster (Blackbelly Garter Snake) · T. melanogaster canescens · T. melanogaster chihuahuaensis · T. melanogaster chihuahuanensis · T. melanogaster linearis · T. melanogaster melanogaster (Blackbelly Garter Snake) · T. melanoleucus · T. mendax (Tamaulipan Montane Garter Snake) · T. mentovarius · T. nigronuchalis · T. ordinatus · T. ordinatus ordinatus · T. ordinoides (Northwestern Garter Snake) · T. ordinoides elegans · T. ordinoides errans
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Further Reading
- Boulenger (1893) Catalogue of the snakes,Vol. I.
- Bourguignon (2002) Strumpfbandnattern. E. Ulmer Verlag, 125 pp.
- Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. iv + 73. ISBN: 0-911239-42-1.
- Hallmen et al. (2001) Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 192 pp.
- Jan (1863) Elenco Sistematico degli Ofidi.
- Queiroz, A. de, Lawson, R. and Lemos-Espinal, J.A. 2002. Phylogenetic Relationships of North American Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) Based on Four Mitochondrial Genes: How Much DNA Sequence Is Enough? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22: 315-329.
- Queiroz et al. (2002) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22: 315-329
- Quintero-DÃaz, G., Vázquez-DÃaz, J. and Smith, H.M. 1999. Geographic distribution: Thamnophis scaliger. Herpetological Review 30(4): 237.
- Quintero-Díaz et al. (1999) Herpetological Review 30 (4): 237
- Rossman, D.A. and Gongora, G.L. 1997. Variation in the Mexican garter snake Thamnophis scalaris Cope and the taxonomic status of T. scaliger (Jan). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History Sci., Lousiana State University 74: 1-14.
- Rossman, D.A., Ford, N.B. and Seigel, R.A. 1996. The Garter Snakes. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma and London, UK.
- Rossman et al. (1996) University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, xx + 332 + pp.
- Rossman et al. (1997) Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Sci., Louisiana State Univ., 74: 1-14
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 18, 2007.
- Canseco-Márquez, L., Mendoza-Quijano, F. & Gustavo Quintero DÃaz 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- California Academy of Sciences: CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2545672
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-30223
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 586138
- IUCN ID: 63993
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 140513
Footnotes
- Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
