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Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)

About Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Reptiles
  • Order: Lizards and Snakes
  • Family: Snakes

Syntype for Thamnophis elegans
Catalog Number: USNM 8580
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
Preparation: Ethanol
Year Collected: 1875
Locality: Southern California, Locality In Multiple Counties, California, United States, North America
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 1993-08-31
    Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America
  • 2001-05-10
    Buck Lake Trail - Feather River, United States of America
    Two of them were sitting right in the middle of the trail in the sun. They were aggressive when approached, trying to bite my boots as I passed.
  • 2007-04-02
    Glen Canyon Park, United States of America
  • 2010-05-08
    San Pedro Valley County Park, United States of America
  • 2012-04-28
    Glen Canyon Park, United States of America