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Basic information
Thamnophis eques
Mexican Garter Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusGarter snake
- English name
- Mexican Garter Snake
- Alternative names
- Jarretera Mexicana, Mexican Gartersnake, Mexikanische Strumpfbandnatter, Northern Mexican Garter Snake
- Synonyms
- Coluber (Natrix) subcarinata, Coluber eques, Eutaenia flavilabris, Eutaenia insigniarum, Eutaenia macrostemma, Eutaenia megalops, Thamnophis stejnegeri
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Lake, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,000 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,800.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~2.04 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 165 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 9–35 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 12–14 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 563KL · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19240 · dryad-v5