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Basic information
Thamnophis elegans
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusGarter snakes
- English name
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
- Alternative names
- Arizona Garter Snake, Bergstrumpfbandnatter, Coast Garter Snake, Coast Gartersnake, Jarretera Terrestre Occidental, Mexican Wandering Garter Snake, Mountain Garter Snake, San-Pedro-Martir Garter Snake, Terrestrial (Wandering) Garter Snake, Terrestrial Garter Snake, Terrestrial Gartersnake, Upper Basin Garter Snake, Wandering Garter Snake
- Synonyms
- Eutaenia biscutata, Eutaenia elegans brunnea, Eutaenia elegans lineolata, Eutaenia henshawi, Eutaenia vagrans plutonia, Eutainia elegans, Eutainia vagrans, Thamnophis elegans arizonae, Thamnophis elegans nigrescens, Thamnophis elegans vascotanneri, Thamnophis ordinoides hueyi, Tropidonotus trivittatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,090 mm
- Body mass
- max 377.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.78 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 176 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 17.8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 14.2–35 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–27 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 · 563KK · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19239 · dryad-v5