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Basic information
Thamnophis radix
Plains Garter Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusGarter snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka prériová
- English name
- Plains Garter Snake
- Alternative names
- Eastern Plains Garter Snake, Plains Gartersnake, Prärie-Strumpfbandnatter, Tiefland Strumpfbandnatter, Western Plains Garter Snake
- Synonyms
- Eutaenia radix twiningi, Eutainia haydenii, Eutainia radix
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,095 mm
- SVL
- max 436 mm
- Body mass
- max 383 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.55 g
- Offspring total length
- max 200 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 134 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 8.5 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body temperature
- 9–35 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–30 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7BV8M · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19255 · dryad-v5