Taxonomy Profile: Thamnophis elegans elegans (Baird and Girard 1853)

Thamnophis elegans elegans: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Thamnophis elegans biscutatus
Cope 1883
Eutaenia biscutata
Cope 1883
Tropidonotus trivittatus
Hallowell 1853
Eutaenia elegans lineolata
Cope 1892
Common Name(s):
Mountain Garter Snake []
Mountain Gartersnake []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Thamnophis elegans elegans: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Serpentes
Snakes |
cobra |
serpente |
serpents |
Infraorder : Alethinophidia
Family : Colubridae
Colubrids |
Typical Snakes |
Subfamily : Natricinae
Genus : Thamnophis
Garter Snakes |
Ribbon Snakes |
North American Gartersnakes |
Species : Thamnophis elegans
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake |
Culebra-listonada elegante |
Terrestrial Garter Snake |
Subspecies : Thamnophis elegans elegans
Mountain Garter Snake |
Mountain Gartersnake |
Thamnophis elegans elegans Direct Children(s):
Thamnophis elegans elegans: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Source:
Snake Species of the World, vol. undetermined
Acquired:
2004-08-17
Notes:
Working manuscript of follow-up volumes to McDiarmid et al. (1999), "Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1"
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Fitch, H. S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1983-03-17 / 1983-03-17
Article/Chapter Title:
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard) Western terrestrial garter snake
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Page(s):
370.1-.4
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
Athens, Ohio, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Stebbins, Robert C.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1985-01-01 / 1985-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Second Edition
Page(s):
336
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collins, J. T.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-07-01 / 1990-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition
Page(s):
ii + 41
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-916984-21-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collins, J. T.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-04-01 / 1997-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Fourth Edition
Page(s):
ii + 40
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-916984-44-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Rossman, D. A., N. B. Ford, and R. A. Seigel
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-01-01 / 1996-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology
Page(s):
v + 332
Publisher:
University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Place:
Oklahoma, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8061-2820-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Thamnophis elegans elegans: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Thamnophis elegans elegans: Comments