Biology:Sierra garter snake
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Short description: Species of snake
| Sierra garter snake | |
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| Thamnophis couchii being handled by a naturalist on the banks of the Middle Tuolumne River in the Sierra Nevada. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. couchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophis couchii (Kennicott, 1859)
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Thamnophis couchii, commonly known as Couch's garter snake, the Sierra garter snake, or the western aquatic garter snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the western United States .
Etymology
The specific name couchii is in honor of Darius Nash Couch, who was a U.S. Army officer and a naturalist.[2]
Geographic range
T. couchii is native to California and Oregon in the United States.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. couchii are freshwater wetlands and permanent or temporary bodies of water in grassland, shrubland, and forest.[3]
Behavior
T. couchii is highly aquatic.[3]
Reproduction
T. couchii is viviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Species Thamnophis couchii at The Reptile Database
- ↑ 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 couchii, p. 60).
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Further reading
- Behler, John L.; King, F. Wayne (1979). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp., 657 color plates. ISBN:0-394-50824-6. (Thamnophis couchi, pp. 664–666).
- Kennicott, Robert (1859). "Eutaenia couchii ". pp. 10–11. In: Baird SF (1859). "No. 4. Report on the Reptiles Collected on the Survey". pp. 9-13 + Plates XI, XXVIII, XXX, XLIV. In: Williamson RS, Abbot HL (1859). ("1855"). Report upon Explorations for a Railroad Route from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. Part IV. Zoological Report. Washington, District of Columbia: United States War Department. (Eutaenia couchii, new species).
- Smith, Hobart M.; Brodie, Edmund D. Jr. (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN:0-307-13666-3 (paperback), ISBN:0-307-47009-1 (hardcover). (Thamnophis couchi, pp. 150–151).
- Stebbins, Robert C. (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin. xiii + 533 pp., 56 color plates, 204 maps. (Thamnophis couchii, p. 381-382, Figure 27 + Plate 49 + Map 167).
Wikidata ☰ Q3519524 entry
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