Taxonomy Profile: Thamnophis gigas (Fitch 1940)

Thamnophis gigas: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Thamnophis elegans gigas
Fitch 1940
Common Name(s):
Giant Garter Snake []
Giant Gartersnake []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Thamnophis gigas: 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 gigas
Giant Garter Snake |
Giant Gartersnake |
Thamnophis gigas Direct Children(s):
Thamnophis gigas: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Thamnophis gigas
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Thamnophis gigas
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis gigas
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 gigas
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 gigas
Publication(s):
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 gigas
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-10-20 / 1993-10-20
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the Giant Garter Snake
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 58, no. 201
Page(s):
54053-54066
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thamnophis gigas
Thamnophis gigas: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Thamnophis gigas: Comments
Comment:
Banks et al. (2004) note: Threatened throughout range
Comment:
US ESA: Listed Threatened, as published in Federal Register Volume 58, Number 201, Pages 54053 - 54066, October 20, 1993