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Basic information
Thamnophis melanogaster
Blackbelly Garter Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusGarter snake
- English name
- Blackbelly Garter Snake
- Alternative names
- Jarretera Vientre-negro Mexicana, Mexikanische Schwarzbauch-Strumpfbandnatter
- Synonyms
- Tropidonotus, Tropidonotus baronis-muelleri, Tropidonotus melanogaster
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Ground, Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 864 mm
- SVL
- ~440 mm
- Body mass
- max 175.1 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 9–35 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 12–13 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 8992S · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19248 · dryad-v5