Biology:Bogert's garter snake

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Bogert's garter snake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species:
T. bogerti
Binomial name
Thamnophis bogerti
Rossman & Burbrink, 2005

Bogert's garter snake (Thamnophis bogerti) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

Both the specific name bogerti and the common name Bogert's garter snake are in honor of the American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[1]

Geographic range

T. bogerti is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of T. bogerti is montane forest or woodland at elevations of 2,195–2,743 m (7,201–8,999 ft).[2]

Reproduction

T. bogerti is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnophis bogerti, p. 30).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Species Thamnophis bogerti at The Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN:978-3899731002.
  • Mata-Silva, Vicente; Johnson, Jerry D.; Wilson, Larry David; García-Padilla, Elí (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6-62.
  • Rossman, Douglas A.; Burbrink, Frank T. (2005). "Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University 79: 1-43. (Thamnophis bogerti, new species, pp. 22–25, Figures 8–9).


Wikidata ☰ Q3519519 entry